Posted: 6:48:38 AM  

Comet Elenin is a Great Comet, meaning that unlike the average one comet per year which is barely visible, comet Elenin will be particularly bright.

It will be visible in October 2011.
The tail of this comet is nearly 1 million km long and it takes nearly 12 thousand years to orbit the Sun.
It is expected that it's trajectory will be unstable, being altered by the gravity of the inner planets.
This is because it will pass between Earth and the Sun.

This highly elliptical and very long orbit is also why many are calling Elenin Planet X or Nibiru, the Planet Crosser.

IMPORTANT DATES

"The comet came to opposition at 178° from the Sun on March 14 and will come to opposition again on November 22 at 175° from the Sun."

Comet Elenin was 24 degrees Virgo. That first opposition was just a few days after the Japan Earthquake, so late November is worth keeping an eye on.

On September 10 2011 Elenin will make is perihelion, it's closest approach to the Sun.

"When the place of perihelion is transited by Mars or the Sun, effects begin in earnest, the decree is implemented and arrangements change radically".

The place of the perihelion is 13 degrees Libra.
The Sun was there on October 7 2010, Mars on August 21 2010.
Saturn is also retrograding over this degree, the dates being November 29 2010, March 28 and August 24 2011.

Posted: 6:30:18 AM  

New Norway violence critically injures 1

Reports say two men in military fatigues knocked on his door, broke into the house and carried out the shooting. Police are looking for the two suspects.

Posted: 6:18:34 AM  

Ten years after the amazing discovery, scientists are petitioning the Mexican government to claim for Unesco World Heritage status to protect the unique formations for future generations.

Posted: 6:16:56 AM  

GOP, Democrats ready rival emergency debt plans

"It won't be 'Cut, Cap and Balance' as we passed it," he said, referring to a measure - killed in the Senate on Friday -that would have required spending cuts of an estimated $6 trillion as well as congressional approval of a constitutional balanced budget amendment for ratification by the states.

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