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So the new #Kreutz #comet #MAPS is *still* following the constant rapid rise in brightness it has shown since discovery: a dumb extrapolation - https://cobs.si/analysis/?comet=2688&from_date=2026-01-15 00:00&to_date=2026-04-30 00:00&observation_type=V&observation_type=C&plot_x_value=1&plot_y_value=1&fit_option=1&exclude_faint=on&exclude_issue=on&observer=&association=&country=&compare_values=compare - has it get 10,000-times brighter than the Sun at its extremely close perihelion which makes so sense at all, of course, physically.
"It must therefore be assumed that this increase in activity will level off significantly in the near future," writes https://fg-kometen.vdsastro.de/koj_2026/c2026a1/26a1eaus.htm: "More likely are parameters m m0=12.0 mag / n=4 (or even lower), which would still result in a (very short-term) maximum brightness of about –9 mag (but this would probably still be significantly too bright) – always assuming that the comet survives its perihelion passage unscathed."
For other views see http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/005600/CBET005663.txt and https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.17626 and https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10236580364221799 and https://cometografia.es/cometa-kreutz-2026-a1-maps-analisis/ - and the actual brightness is tracked at https://cobs.si/obs_list?id=2688 where it has reached ~11.5 mag. now.

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
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RE: https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116334729524665446
New paper about local temperature impact of AI data centers:
The data heat island effect: quantifying the impact of AI data centers in a warming world

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Moscoman & Tom Sanders:
🎵 In Stereo
#NowPlaying #Moscoman #TomSanders
https://moscoman.bandcamp.com/track/in-stereo-feat-tom-sanders
https://open.spotify.com/track/6VBbmDuYFGj4xAxLM79JB7

Indien: Apple kommt um „Steuerfalle“ bei Fertigung herum
Nach entsprechender Lobbyarbeit hat es Apple geschafft: Der Konzern darf Maschinen für seine Lieferanten in Indien kaufen – ohne riesige Steuerrechnung.
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http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p134#a260303p134

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Wow, I sure am glad we have such diversity in the CSS world and that AIs consider all of the options fairly, instead of hypothetically being hyper focused on any specific library.

Warum Thüringen bei der Artemis-Mission zum Mond dabei ist
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Mit einem auf Künstlicher Intelligenz basierenden System wollen Fraunhofer-Forscher die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Menschen und Maschinen sicherer machen.