What the hell?

**Finn** · 18th January 2007, 11:44

The world is coming to an end. We're all going to die.

What's for lunch?

**Laava** · 18th January 2007, 13:16

Originally Posted by Colapop

Did anybody bother to verify what I said??? Can you say G U L L I B L E ????

Try a Google search for Strato Phospherence...

Did you know that gullible is not even a real word? It's not in the dictionary!

**jetboy** · 18th January 2007, 13:20

no its a comet. it will be in out part of the solar system for the next few weeks - and infact will be the brightest of the comets (even brighter than haley's comet) to visit earth in this century

**jetboy** · 18th January 2007, 13:21

infact check out http://www.stuff.co.nz/3929565a6530.html

**wybmadiity** · 18th January 2007, 13:29

Originally Posted by maha man

Well mister smart arse......i now think that this 'phenomenom' you speak of is in fact the comet that can be seen in the early evening sky's....i read in the Herald the other day that i was first seen in late August, and there was a pic very similar to the ones i took. The comet will be visible for another week apparently. The pics i took were of the Nth/Western sky at sunset which is were and when the said comet can be seen.....right, back to my holiday at the beach with the sun

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Wonered how long it would take and how much shit would be spoken before the truth came out...

* bling when i can give it again*

**Hitcher** · 18th January 2007, 14:11

Originally Posted by sniper

Its the end of the world as we know it...

But I feel fine.

**Colapop** · 18th January 2007, 14:21

Strato Phospherence I say! The sky really is falling....

**JimO** · 18th January 2007, 16:38

whats making the weird red circle around it?????

**0arbreaka** · 18th January 2007, 17:13

sorry people, he didnt quite make it..

**mstriumph** · 18th January 2007, 17:33

Originally Posted by Colapop

It is a common phenomenom, known as strato phospherence. Quite often usually in unsettled weather patterns (can occur hundreds of miles from them) rapidly cooled warm air causes localised pockets of ice crystals to form. As these descend through the atmosphere (mostly seen in the late evening with the low refractive angle of light from the sun) the light reflects from them giving the impression of a light 'shower' or object in the sky. Mistaken for a UFO by lots of people...