Comet ISON and other recent comets in the last two decades have shown us that space is unpredictable. While the Earth has cleared its orbital path majestically, has a powerful protective shield and we have some big planets in our solar system that protect us, we continually find hundreds of new objects in the inner, middle and outer solar system daily. We do enjoy relative peace on Earth from catastrophic celestial events because of Earth's Majesty, but it is not fear mongering to point out the inevitable - not all celestial objects soar along perfect orbits destined to never cause a problem for us Earth dwellers. The reluctance to believe in future catastrophic possibilities is either arrogance or pre-Copernicus Earth centric thinking. Most people do not realize what is out there - they think space is just that - "space", i.e. empty and void of any future threats to life on Earth. While this is no cause for panic, there is a heightened need to get it all in perspective and be realistic. Comet C/2013-S1 ISON and other hyperbolic comets and celestial objects that come from obscurity are the perfect candidates for a date with destruction because they come out of no where, have not been observed before and are unpredictable. This video explores the vastness of celestial objects, some of the unique characteristics of asteroids, minor planets, and highlights the one and only new Minor Planet discovered in 2013 on September 23rd. There is so much going on in the heavens that we must continually re-categorize, classify and itemize and change our classifications. The producer of this video sets forth a new category - the Bitter Celestial Object (BCO), i.e. those that cause us sorrow not joy. This video is meant to enlighten. Music credit near end of video.

• published: 24 Dec 2013
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