Explosions Notwithstanding, Comet ISON, C/2012 S1, Will NOT Impact Earth, It Is NOT Nibiru.

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.by Anura Guruge

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Related posts:
>> Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) explodes
>> — Oct. 22, 2013.
>> ISON doing well, thank you …
>> — Oct. 17, 2013.
>> Comet ISON book makes #1 …
>> — July 23, 2013.

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A recent report that there was a supposed ‘explosion’ on ISON, C/2012 S1, and then the report yesterday of C/2012 X1’s explosion, has again reignited the year-old mumbo-jumbo that ISON is Nibiru and it is set to destroy the Earth.

This is rank garbage.

The supposed ‘explosion’ on ISON was just a normal gas OUTBURST when a new vent opens up on the surface as it gets closer to the Sun. That is par for the course. Think ice-cube in microwave. It was NOT hit by a large asteroid — which, yes, could have changed its course. ISON’s course has not changed.

On November 2, 2013 as it first crosses the Earth’s orbital path it is going to be a long, long, long, long, long … long way away from Earth — like 1.2 TIMES the Earth-Sun distance! Yes, it is going to be 1.203 AU out. That is 111.8 MILLION MILES (and even further out in stupid Kms). So, no danger there.

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Then we have perihelion on Thanksgiving Day.

5 scenarios of what can happen then.

It is after that, hopefully on Boxing Day, that we will have the closest fly-by.

But IF it survives perihelion ‘intact’ it will breeze by 39.9 MILLION MILES AWAY.

Check this.

Click to ENLARGE. From ‘ISON for Kids’.

Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR), Coming Behind ISON, Explodes — 100x Increase In Brightness.

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.by Anura Guruge

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Related posts:
>> ISON doing well, thank you …
>> — Oct. 17, 2013.
>> Comet ISON book makes #1 …
>> — July 23, 2013.

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From ‘spaceweather.com’. Click to access entire post …

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Click to access … Available as 99 cent Kindle.

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I talked about the 17P/Holmes explosion as my #1 bullet in “Comets: 101 Facts & Trivia“.

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This ‘LINEAR’. C/2012 X1 was discovered after C/2012 S1 — i.e., ISON. ‘S’ vs. ‘X’. This ‘LINEAR’ (and there are a lot of comets discovered by LINEAR) is still in the asteroid belt. It will not make perihelion till February 21, 2014. So it is trailing ISON by 3 months.

Where it was today, per NASA JPL, when it exploded. Click to access JPL page.

As Comet ISON Starts To Become ‘Visible’ I Conclude My Writing On Comets For Now.

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.by Anura Guruge

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Related posts:
>> “Comet ISON … The Great Comet”
>>  now in print — Aug. 31, 2013.
>> “Comets 101: Facts & Trivia” in print
>> — Aug. 8, 2013.
>> ‘Comet ISON for Kids’
>> — July 29, 2013.
++++ See Category ‘Books’ on sidebar for my other book posts >>>>

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Click to access full photo and article at ‘Universe Today’.

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On September 2, 2013, with 2 days left of my 59th year, I finally managed to achieve everything I wanted to do in terms of Comet ISON, C/2012 S1 (ISON), and comets in general.

I wrote and published 4 books, in both print and eBook form.

I started work on ISON, straight out of the blue, as soon as I read about it, on Thursday, December 29, 2013. Deanna forwarded me an e-mail about the comet that she had received from a cousin. That was the first that I heard of ISON.

The next 247 days were spent working on ISON, albeit with the 6 weeks distraction with the papal transition — during which I cranked out another 5 books, but only one of those in print, the other four as eBooks.

It was a lot of work but fun too. Comets are intriguing. I really enjoyed getting to know them. Yes, I will follow comets with much more ardor in the future.

But, for now I am done with comets (though I am sure I will have to update the comet books for typos).

Going to go back to popes for awhile and also look at other ideas. Also a lot of things around here that I need to catch up on.

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Click to ENLARGE. Just some of the files that went into producing the 4 printed comet books. The eBook ones are easier to do. Have another 4 folders of images!

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The 4 comet books. Amazon updating the listing to include the ‘paperback’ with the Kindle edition for the first book — the print version that went live August 31.

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“Comet ISON, C/2012 S1 (ISON) – The Great Comet of 2013” Now Available As A 154-Page Paperback, U.S. $7.50.

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.by Anura Guruge

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Related posts:
>> “Comets 101: Facts & Trivia” in print
>> — Aug. 8, 2013.
>> ‘Comet ISON for Kids’
>> — July 29, 2013.
++++ See Category ‘Books’ on sidebar for my other book posts >>>>

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This was the first Comet ISON book I published, as an eBook,
in April of this year.

At that point I said I will try and get it out as a paperback closer
to the time of the comet’s ETA.
That I have now done.

All 4 of my comets books are now available both in paperback and eBook form.
Check the sidebar >>>>.

Second paperback I published in the month of August
and the fifth overall in 2013.

Putting this into paperback was a fair amount of work.
In future I think I am going to do the paperback versions first.
Converting from tightly formatted paperback form to
no-format, free-flowing eBook form is easier than the
other way around. But, with the ISON books,
with the comet still hurtling towards us
I wanted to get the eBooks out ASAP.

Well it is done.

Since I am a glutton for punishment I will update the ISON Quick Reference over the next few days.

Then I am done with ISON and astronomy for awhile.

Back to popes. I have promised a lot of folks that I will do
another pope book.

“Comets: 101 Facts & Trivia” eBook Available FREE From August 23 to 28, 2013. Read On Any Platform.

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.by Anura Guruge

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Related posts:
>> “Comets 101: Facts & Trivia” eBook
>> — July 18, 2013.
>> ‘Comet ISON for Kids’
>> — July 29, 2013.
++++ See Category ‘Books’ on sidebar for my other book posts >>>>

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August 27 is a rather important day in my life.

So this 5 day have it for FREE is meant to span that day.

It was the day that I left Ceylon (aged 13.9 years) in 1967.

It was my start date at IBM (Hursley) in 1974
(aged 20.9 and armed with my B. Sc. (Hons.)),
though it a Monday that year, was a Bank Holiday in the UK,
and I only reported to work on August 28
— albeit getting paid for the 27th.
[Since this was my very first job of any sort I started my work career getting paid for holiday WITHOUT having worked a single day.]

It is ~ a ‘week’ ahead of my birthday.

So, to celebrate I am giving away this eBook for free.

Check it out. It is a fun book.

Enjoy.

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“Comets: 101 Facts & Trivia” 78-Page Paperback, U.S. $6.50 — Available Through Amazon Worldwide.

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.by Anura Guruge

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Related posts:
>> “Comets 101: Facts & Trivia” eBook
>> — July 18, 2013.
>> ‘Comet ISON for Kids’
>> — July 29, 2013.
++++ See Category ‘Books’ on sidebar for my other book posts >>>>

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Click to access …

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As promised — for those that still like their books on paper.

Compared to an eBook producing a printed book is a lot of work —
even for me and I know the mechanics inside out having done 10+ all on my own.

But, it is also kind of fun and HUGELY rewarding.

Publishing a Kindle eBook does nothing for me
BUT a printed book always makes me feel as if I achieved something.

My 4th printed book this year.

Started working on the 5th as soon as I finished the 4th — without even an hours break.

“Comet ISON For Kids” Paperback: 28-Pages, U.S. $7. Available Worldwide Via Amazon.

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.by Anura Guruge

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Related posts:
>> ‘Comet ISON for Kids’
>> — July 29, 2013.
++++ See Category ‘Books’ on sidebar for my other book posts >>>>

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Both paperback and Kindle (all platforms, inc. PC) eBook.

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Amazon U.S. listing for paperback. Available across Amazon worldwide.

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Look inside at Amazon …

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Click to ENLARGE. 6 pages from the book: ‘Comet ISON for Kids’

“Comet ISON For Kids” Book — eBook and Full-Color Paperback. Must For Kids, Handy For Parents.

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Related posts:
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Click to ENLARGE. 6 pages from the book: ‘Comet ISON for Kids’

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Click to ENLARGE. From the book of course.

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This was a book I had to write and one I enjoyed writing. I hadn’t done any of my trademark illustrations in a few years. It was fun. I haven’t had the time to do both writing and ‘drawing’ up until this book. [After saying that I did this book in 2 days and the illustrations took 90% of the time. Don’t tell anybody that. That is our secret.]

Comet ISON will be quite an event for kids — exciting, enchanting but at the same time a bit scary and off putting. This book will dispel the trepidation and help enhance the fascination of experiencing this amazing celestial show.

Though meant for kids quite a few parents may want to read it first! It is a soup-to-nuts explanation of Comet ISON, with illustrations, in 24 pages. Now YOU too can answer the questions that the kids will have like an expert.

I am already working on the full-color, 28 page print version. I want it to be affordable. So I am going to sell it basically at cost! So, I think, it will be under U.S. $8.00. [Full color books are expensive to print.] Growing up the one thing I had was books. I had a lot of books. I had more books than anybody else that I knew. I want other kids to have that privilege. So this is my part. The Kindle eBook, which can be read on practically anything, whether it be a PC, Android phone, iPad, Kindle device or Mac, is as ever 99 cents. 

The eBook is available now. I published it yesterday.

Yes, my 20th book as sole author. See the new sidebar graphic. My 9th this year! I still have more to do.

Enjoy.

Comet ISON will start becoming visible, naked eye, towards the end of October. Get this book well ahead of that.

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“Comets: 101 Facts & Trivia”. My Latest Book. Published Today.

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Related posts:
++++ See Category ‘ISON Books’ on sidebar for my other book posts >>>>

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Click to ENLARGE. My book is #8.

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Do NOT panic or worse still, get bent out of shape. I am not going to be rich or famous!

I will never be that.

Just means that there is very little demand for books on comets, meteors and asteroids — which MUST be why I write books about them!

I just found it funny. Small things like that amuse me.

“Comets: 101 Facts & Trivia”. My Latest Book. Published Today.

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Related posts:
++++ See Category ‘ISON Books’ on sidebar for my other book posts >>>>

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Well after having written the two Comet ISON books I had so much cometary data and trivia rattling around in my head, I had no choice but to write this.

I have been meaning to write a bunch of these ‘facts & trivia‘ books for years, but never had the time. So, 101 bullets or ‘nuggets of knowledge’. Deanna liked it. Said it was the best of this year’s books. Yes, it is much ‘lighter’ than the others. It is a fun book and it was fun to write. Yes, of course, I am hoping that there will be much interest in comets as Comet ISON comes into view around November of this year.

This book is a quick guide to comets in a non-traditional way. If you read all 101 nuggets you will know more about comets than you probably ever wanted to know. But, you don’t have to read all 101. This is a ‘dip at leisure‘ book.

This book will be available in paperback — probably for around $5 to $6.

But need to write another books, a children’s book, first. Going to start on that tomorrow itself (confirming the adage that there is no rest of the wicked). With luck that shouldn’t take too long to do.

8th book this year. 19th as sole-author.

[I was trying to work it out today. I think there is at least 3 other books with my name on the cover. It is bad when you can’t remember.]

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