Comet Elenin (C/2010 X1), widely known for inaccurate reports of its threat to Earth, appears to be breaking apart.
Observations by amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo of Castlemaine, Australia show a rapid dimming and elongation of the comet's nucleus akin to that of Comet LINEAR (C/1999 S4), which also disintegrated when it approached the sun in 2000.
Comets are fragile objects, so this development while unexpected comes as no surprise
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Weather Modification in Texas Admitted As Recent as July 2011 - August 28, 2011
The meteorologist who leads the state's cloud seeding program says the technique is increasing annual rainfall in parts of West and South Texas.
"South of San Antonio, we had aircraft flying on a dozen days in the month of July treating what we deemed to be seedable storms," said George Bomar, the manager of the Weather Modification Program for Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Department.
"(That) means that the storm lived longer and produced more rain over a larger area."
Once part of the realm of fantasy, cloud seeding is now a routine and verifiable process.