https://freerepublic.com/tag/c201701asassn/ en-us Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:06:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3572503/posts When it was discovered on July 19th, 2017 by the All Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) system, Comet O1 ASAS-SN was at a faint magnitude +15.3 in the constellation Cetus. In just a few short days, however, the comet jumped up a hundred-fold in brightness to magnitude +10, and should be in range of binoculars now. Hopes are up that the comet will top out around magnitude +8 or so in October, as it transitions from the southern to northern hemisphere. Never heard of ASAS-SN? It’s an automated sky survey hunting for supernovae in both hemispheres, with instruments based... universetoday.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3572503/posts#comment Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:06:47 GMT