Comet Ison

[CFTraveler]

Comet Ison is supposed to be visible today and tomorrow as it heads towards the Sun. It's supposed to be visible around Venus and should be visible in the northern hemisphere.
Should be cool.
http://www.unknowncountry.com/news/u...-and-astrology

[mick]

Hi CFT

Ison is currently passing close to Mars, the path and location can be seen using this app at:
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2012%20S1;orb=1
Fun to play with.

Some information here:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...3aug_marsison/

If it survives its very close pass around the Sun then it might be quite bright around Christmas time. At one time there was speculation that it could be visible in daylight but this seems to have been scaled back a little now.

[CFTraveler]

Thanks. After I posted this I found out the fun is just beginning.

[mick]

Do keep an eye out for Planet X, always trying to slip in behind a comet but never quite managing to make the full journey.

[CFTraveler]

[mick]

Nice animation here of its path. Apparently now visible to the naked eye until it goes behind the Sun although probably best not to view when it is close to the Sun. If it makes it through the atmosphere of the Sun as it is a close grazer then it could be quite bright.

http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ison/

[mick]

Video of ISON taken from one of the Stereo satellites, comet Encke can also be seen on the move also.
Some speculation the core is breaking up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZi4Ecu_cfY

[CFTraveler]

Nice.

[eyeoneblack]

I know astroguys don't believe, or have good reason to believe ISON has never come thru our solar system. Could be wrong, but that's the impression I have. Stillllll, might have the Star of Bethlehem been an historical sighting of it?

Just letting my imagination run .

[ButterflyWoman]

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/comet...sun-2D11670914

It appears to have perished.