ok well i was walking out sid and its overcast and i looked up and thout i saw somthing like a cloud glowing and moving and as you know homers comet is is circling the planet i thout it might be the comet please relpy
2007-11-17 12:51:19 · 8 answers · asked by az_burro_lover 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Clouds can completely block out the sun, so I doubt a comet could be seen through them. Whatever you saw, it had to have been under the clouds, or just barely in them.
2007-11-17 12:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by SVAL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot see a comet through the clouds. Comets do not circle planets and they do not move as fast as you described. The Moon moves against the background of stars in the sky at about 12 degrees a day, which is faster than any comet.
2007-11-17 13:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you said overcast and the object was moving there are two possibilities. If it were slightly overcast. The object was either a high altitude airplane or you saw the space station flying overhead. Viewing a comet takes days and weeks to see a noticeable change in location.
2007-11-17 13:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by Tinman12 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will have been the moon behind the clouds, and the clouds were moving slowly. Gives the impression, until you get your perspective right, that the moon is moving faster. Ever looked up from the base of a tall building on a day with moving clouds and thought the building was falling?
2007-11-17 14:25:13 · answer #4 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. That comet is traveling toward the Sun, not around the Earth. You would not see motion even if you saw the comet. Sorry. Keep looking!
2007-11-17 12:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not through the clouds. It doesn't move that fast either. You probably saw the reflections of an airplane lights.
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2007-11-17 12:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question is further proof of my assertion that everyone in Arizona's brain has been baked by all that sun.
2007-11-17 18:08:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it would depend on if the cloud was thick or not, if the cloud was thick then it was probably an airplane
2007-11-17 12:54:33 · answer #8 · answered by ernest c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋