Or more properly named "P/2008 R1 (Garradd)". Needs a better name as this guy has found at least 3.

Anyway, it is only visible with a medium to large scope at the mo. but reaches perihelion on 2013, Jan 25th.
Not sure of its current magnitude but it should get to mag 6. That's just about visible with the naked eye with very dark skies. i.e. not England Bins or any scope will show it.
It has just past M71 (29th Aug 2011). There's a video here but it's a link to a main page that changes daily.

Hoping for a new moon and clear skies around perihelion time.

This is a little poem by Tim Minchin called "Storm". He is brilliant.

Contains strong language. Do not watch if easily offended.

Gotta dust down those binoculars for this one:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8725053/Exploding-star-to-be-visible-from-Earth-within-a-fortnight.html

Not really sure about this source but I thought of you guys.

I thought black holes were still something that might exist until recently. I should have stuck to that Astronomy GCSE after all

I'm stuck wondering why that in this video it looks like something is coming out of the hole, I thought it just sucked things up, like Tootally man.




Black Hole Eats Star

Still in it's early days and no clinical trials yet but interesting...


http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/265852/Clubbers-drug-Ecstasy-is-set-to-treat-cancer

Having worked hard all my life, nurturing and developing my ability to be a complete Idiot, I have recently been informed that this is not the case, indeed "bit's are missing". Oh, my life's work, all for nothing it would seem.

So, I thought I would start this "Fred", where, us incomplete Idiots can discuss those issue which tend to Blind Side you, usually about 22:00 Hrs, on a Wednesday, during the winter month's, after more than enough libation.

In other word's, all those question's that require lateral thought.

Here's a few for you.

If a Fly didn't have wing's, would it be called a Walk?.

Why, when you put something in "a safe place", you can never remember where it is?.

One for the American's, why is it, when Donald Duck takes a shower he wrap's himself in a towel before leaving the shower, put's on his uniform, ie, his top, then removes the towel?.

I think I may need some help here.

Discuss.

Found these cool art pictures of the planets to scale and thought I'd share.





And a link to the site.