Posted on 11/27/2013 4:05:54 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Will Comet ISON survive tomorrow's close encounter with the Sun? Approaching to within a solar diameter of the Sun's surface, the fate of one of the most unusual comets of modern times will finally be determined. The comet could shed a great amount of ice and dust into a developing tail -- or break apart completely. Unfortunately, the closer Comet ISON gets to the Sun, the harder it has been for conventional telescopes to see the brightening comet in the glare of the morning Sun. Pictured in the above short time lapse video, Comet ISON was captured rising over the Canary Islands just above the morning Sun a few days ago. If the comet's nucleus survives, the coma and the tails it sheds might well be visible rising ahead of the Sun in the next few days or weeks. Alternatively, satellites watching the Sun might document one of the larger comet disintegrations yet recorded. Stay tuned!
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[Video Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado (TWAN, Earth and Stars)]
Very Cool.
Does anyone know of a website that reveals the areas in the USA from which Comet Ison can be viewed?
I you are in the US, and are able to see the Sun, you could see ISON.
Right now, it is too close to the Sun to see while inside the atmosphere, but, next week, you should be able to catch it low on the horizon (assuming it makes it around the Sun). Find a place with a low horizon, or, on top of a tall building or hill/mountain, and you are set. Check with a nearby science center and ask about local Astronomy clubs. They will be doing something as soon as ISON is safe to see.
What ever you do, do NOT look at the Sun directly. It can damage your eyes. Let the comet pull away a bit before trying to see it.
It’s not moving that fast, so, you have time.
bttt
Did I read right it will be 730,000 miles from the solar surface?
If it is that close, I think it will get sucked in.
Thanks Conan. I’ll be watching on clear days. I live on the eastern side of a mountain in northern Idaho at 48* N. Latitude so the sun stays pretty low in the sky right now. And don’t worry - I only stare into the Sun after I take LSD...
Latest ISON images from SOHO LASCO and STEREO, very nice vids and pics:
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/index.html/
I went to the website that gave us some of the track of ISON. If anyone’s interested, NASA is going have a live Google+ Hangout from 10:00am to 12:30pm Pacific Time (18:30-20:00 UTC) tomorrow, Nov. 28th.
They’re calling it “Fire vs ISON”...cute.
Oh...failed to mention that the time frame for the Hangout is when ISON will be approaching and departing perihelion, or it’s closest approach to the Sun.
or when you are trying to get Jimmy Dean sausage, lol
Not going there. NOT Going there.
The trick is going to be catching the comet as it rises above the horizon. It’s gonna be bright, but, only 1/2 hour before the Sun for a day or two. Next week, it should be better.
That should be easy. The Sun doesn’t clear the eastern horizon until about 0800 this time of year this far north. I’ll be watching!
It did not make the trip, horse shoes, hand grenades and the solar surface.
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