Comet Hunting For The Masses

khendron writes "In this article in Wired the most awesome past time is described. Comet Hunting. On you computer. No more cold nights outside with the telescope. Sit back with a cola, fire up the broadband, and start looking." From the article: "Amateurs looking at the SOHO images on the Web have found 76 percent of the 428 new comets that have turned up in SOHO images. Of the 31 people who have discovered comets, 21 of them are amateurs. They come from 10 different countries, including Australia, Great Britain, Germany and China. "

Comments

Does NASA need help to identify Planet killers

[davor_p]

Could NASA use similar approach to identify objects on collision course with Earth...
Sort of like: "Neighbourgh's watch for our own beloved planet"...

Don't take this seriously - or do... ;-)

ELE?

[Anonymous Coward]

What happens if you are the one to find ELE (Extinction Level Event)? Are you a hero? For how long? And the Most Important Question: Do you tell anyone else?

Comet Hunter

[GdoL]

Last night I saw a movie when a comet shower was the most important thing in a family life. The simple fact that you are with your love ones or friends on the outside looking to the stars and seeing that great show is great.

The feling that you are a tiny point in the universe is most significantly achieved if you are at night looking to the sky.