Skip to comments.
Comet McNaught now visible on SOHO satellite
SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory ^
| 11 JAN 07
| TXnMA
Posted on 01/11/2007 9:13:48 PM PST by TXnMA
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-37 last
To: ExSoldier
21
posted on
01/12/2007 9:37:00 AM PST
by
Quix
(LET GOD ARISE AND HIShe ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
To: kkmo9
LOL,,,I have to settle for the pics too...;0)
22
posted on
01/12/2007 12:38:15 PM PST
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: TXnMA
Spaceballs ping. Last night it will be visible north of the equator.
23
posted on
01/12/2007 1:15:08 PM PST
by
djf
(Democracy - n, def: The group that gets PAID THE MOST ends up VOTING THE MOST See: TRAGEDY)
To: Orlando
The comet is now far enough within the SOHO field that the big diffraction "blob" smearing at the edge of the field is dissipated, and the separate head and tail are visible.
Mercury has also lost its diffraction 'spikes', and is below and now well to the left of center.
24
posted on
01/12/2007 3:30:33 PM PST
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: All
LOL! I just noticed that the SOHO URL I used for the big picture is the
self-updating one. No need to post updates -- just make sure your cache is clear and hit "UPDATE" or "RELOAD".
To get the entire transit sequence, I guess we can go to the .GZ archives at http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/ after the comet has gone on its merry way back out into space...
The comet is so large that I'm beginning to wonder if we will be able to see the entire tail within the SOHO LASCO-3 field...
25
posted on
01/12/2007 4:01:05 PM PST
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: TXnMA
26
posted on
01/12/2007 9:42:00 PM PST
by
Orlando
To: TXnMA
It's over 76-90 million miles + away, and looking at the size of it makes me wonder.
Q-> Why do we have no data to establish the size of this giant in the heaven ???
27
posted on
01/12/2007 9:46:00 PM PST
by
Orlando
To: TXnMA; All
SOHO not updating images.
It's been over 11 hours, since last image.
This is not normal.
28
posted on
01/14/2007 3:53:39 AM PST
by
Orlando
To: Orlando
According to what I've read -- and in reports from folks who have seen it -- McNaught is a comparatively small object. OTOH, it is extremely bright.
I'm not sure how the LASCO-3 sensors on SOHO react to brightness, (except for the saturation spiking) but the apparent comet size (relative to Mercury) in the SOHO views may be a brightness artifact...
29
posted on
01/14/2007 5:14:46 PM PST
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: TXnMA
ran across this one from Chile
There she goes... : The McNaught comet is seen early morning from Pucon, Calafquen Lake sector, Chile. (AFP/David Lillo)
30
posted on
01/19/2007 7:27:47 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... California 2007,, Where's a script re-write guy when ya need 'em?)
31
posted on
01/19/2007 7:30:50 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... California 2007,, Where's a script re-write guy when ya need 'em?)
To: NormsRevenge; Orlando; BearWash; ExSoldier; Recovering_Democrat; kkmo9; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; ...
Fantastic and beautiful! Would I ever love to see that!!!
I'd guess the striations on the tail correlate to variations in the solar wind...
That must have been a really close-pass perihelion -- I've never seen a comet tail that tightly curved.
I guess we can wrap up this thread, because the SOHO movie of the McNaught pass around the sun has been immortalized on the APOD website...
32
posted on
01/20/2007 9:47:57 AM PST
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: TXnMA; All
33
posted on
01/20/2007 10:00:19 AM PST
by
Orlando
To: TXnMA
34
posted on
01/20/2007 2:45:06 PM PST
by
WSGilcrest
(Mikey likes it!)
To: WSGilcrest
That is a remarkable simulation!
I have Celestia, but, for some reason, I find it much more dificult to orient myself in it than I do in Stellarium. Perhaps I just haven't spent enough time to figure it out, yet...
For example, I might be able to plot a moving dot, but, have no idea how you created the image of the comet -- with the "solar wind-blown" tail.
Thank you!!
35
posted on
01/21/2007 3:02:16 AM PST
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: WSGilcrest
36
posted on
02/27/2007 10:31:07 AM PST
by
Eaker
(You were given the choice between war & dishonor. You chose dishonor & you will have war. -Churchill)
To: TXnMA
Check this out
37
posted on
05/07/2009 9:32:25 PM PDT
by
TaraP
(The RAPTURE: Separation of Church and State)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-37 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson