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Comet Ison
« on: January 12, 2013, 05:20:05 AM »
"Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) is currently in the constellation Gemini, moving between the heads of the twins Castor and Pollux," says Chumack. "It is still pretty faint, near 16th magnitude, but don't be fooled by that. This could become one of the best comets in many years."
Comet ISON is a sungrazer. On Nov. 28, 2013, it will fly through the sun's outer atmosphere only 1.2 million km from the stellar surface below. If the comet survives the encounter, it could emerge glowing as brightly as the Moon, visible near the sun in the blue daylight sky. The comet's dusty tail stretching into the night would create a worldwide sensation.
Comet ISON looks so puny now because it is so far away, currently near the orbit of Jupiter. As it falls toward the sun in the months ahead it will warm up and reveal more about its true character. By the summer of 2013, researchers should know whether optimistic predictions about Comet ISON are justified. Possibilities range from "Comet of the Century" to disintegrated dud.

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Re: Comet Ison
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2013, 05:34:29 AM »
I wonder how many cults will commit suicide this time?

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Re: Comet Ison
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2013, 08:23:33 AM »
Too funny...


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« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2013, 04:45:45 PM »
I'm gonna keep this a sticky. This one could be cool to watch.

Here's what it looks like today.



currently right now the earth is being hit with a very large proton storm/coronal mass ejection going 984,400 miles per hour. holy crap!
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Re: Comet Ison
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2013, 07:27:44 PM »
COMET WAINSCOAT IS EARLY MARCH!
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« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2013, 07:28:44 PM »
"This comet will become visible to the naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere in early February in the morning sky. It will be at its brightest on March 10, when it will pass close to the sun and move into the evening sky, becoming visible to observers in the Northern Hemisphere. Look for it just above and to the left of the setting sun.

"Comet Wainscoat" will continue to be a bright object in the evening sky for the rest of March and the first two weeks in April."
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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2013, 03:11:36 PM »
suuure that's pocket change :)
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« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2013, 03:34:27 PM »
COMET ISON SPROUTS A TAIL: Comet ISON, which is plunging toward the sun for a bright and fiery encounter in late 2013, has just sprouted a tail. It's not much--yet--but that is because the comet is still in deep space near the orbit of Jupiter. On. Feb. 3rd, amateur astronomer Rolando Ligustri photographed the development using a robotic telescope in New Mexico:

Comet ISON doesn't look very impressive now as it glides through the cold vacuum more than 600,000 km from Earth, but its appearance will improve later this year. On Nov. 28th, ISON is going to glide through the sun's atmosphere only 1.1 million km above the stellar surface. It could emerge from the encounter glowing as brightly as the full Moon, visible in broad daylight near the sun. If so, today's budding tail would likely grow into a garish appendage that wows observers in both hemispheres--no telescope required.



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Re: Comet Ison
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2013, 07:56:39 AM »
Hopefully, this will be spectacular....  Nice companion for some nighttime bass fishing...

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« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2013, 11:33:36 AM »
yes I'm hoping too. This could be really big. Imagine the sun is heating that thing 600,000 miles away. Enough to make it get a gaseous tail.

I wonder if the thing is large enough to survive a plunge around the sun.
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Re: Comet Ison
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2013, 04:43:18 AM »
Up early today and this is the first thing I saw on the news.  I immediately jumped on this site as I thought you'd have something on this.  here's a link.  Everybody needs to man their helmets and duck.

http://news.yahoo.com/possible-meteor-shower-reported-eastern-russia-052833588.html



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Re: Comet Ison
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2013, 06:18:32 AM »
steel hats today laddies

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