Gigantic Purple Slug Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Looks like ISON is finally getting its act together. Fingers crossed. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/15/comet-ison-visible-naked-eye_n_4279325.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little fish Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Looks like ISON is finally getting its act together. Fingers crossed. http://www.huffingto..._n_4279325.html Visible in NI since Thursday. I love this stuff and this comet looks like it's going to be amazing... finger's crossed for a good show. http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Sky%20Events%20Now.html''>http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Sky%20Events%20Now.html' rel="external nofollow"> http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Sky%20Events%20Now.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Visible in NI since Thursday. I love this stuff and this comet looks like it's going to be amazing... finger's crossed for a good show. http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Sky%20Events%20Now.html''>http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Sky%20Events%20Now.html' rel="external nofollow"> http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Sky%20Events%20Now.html I might get my telescope out! ( oor arr missus!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little fish Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I might get my telescope out! ( oor arr missus!). I can think of worse ways to spend a Saturday night Mr Pin . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I can think of worse ways to spend a Saturday night Mr Pin . I love looking at the stars! There are so many! I'm not "ccc" BTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little fish Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I love looking at the stars! There are so many! I'm not "ccc" BTW! You are very different from ccc I think, Mr Pin . Not that there is anything wrong with ccc - just different. Enjoy the stars and I hope you see the comet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little fish Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 https://twitter.com/CometISONnews https://twitter.com/ISONUpdates http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/perihelion-and-distance/ If anybody is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 You are very different from ccc I think, Mr Pin . Not that there is anything wrong with ccc - just different. Enjoy the stars and I hope you see the comet. If you can get a woman to look up your telescope, they are always fascinated! I am quite eccentric, in real life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Last year this was flagged as the great naked-eye comet, I thought it would be fantastic to see, like the eclipse which was AMAZING. So far all I've seen is grainy photos. I was hoping for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Last year this was flagged as the great naked-eye comet, I thought it would be fantastic to see, like the eclipse which was AMAZING. So far all I've seen is grainy photos. I was hoping for more. Reasonable pair of binoculars, then you can see "more"! You are much more likely to pull out a pair of binoculars, than set up a big telescope. 10x is enough magnification, with 50 mm front lens. Probably a tripod too, as hands wobble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Last year this was flagged as the great naked-eye comet, I thought it would be fantastic to see, like the eclipse which was AMAZING. So far all I've seen is grainy photos. I was hoping for more. The 1999 eclipse was hidden by cloud apart from a few seconds (i went to Fowey to see it). Nonetheless, it was, indeed, amazing. The clouds just gave it a different aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The 1999 eclipse was hidden by cloud apart from a few seconds (i went to Fowey to see it). Nonetheless, it was, indeed, amazing. The clouds just gave it a different aspect. Yep, cloudy all day and then cleared just before. Absolutely unforgettable. The birds singing and the light coming back white like a strong flourescent light. You had to be very lucky that day to see it and I was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motch Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I might get my telescope out! ( oor arr missus!). I've got binoculars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Yep, cloudy all day and then cleared just before. Absolutely unforgettable. The birds singing and the light coming back white like a strong flourescent light. You had to be very lucky that day to see it and I was It confused the birds! They thought it was night again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I've got binoculars All you need to see "stuff"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Good to see you guys are as good astronomers as you are economists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1929crash Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 can somebody please help me. I have been looking for the comet, without success. However, it was to the east of the sun before going around it, and so I expected it would be to the west afterwards, and thus visible in the night sky. However, it is going to be visible in the mornings which means it is still to the east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 It may not have survived it's close encounter with the sun. We are not sure what is left. If you have Twitter try @CometISONnews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motch Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I was out walking the other night and noticed a really bright object - to the west, like a really bright star but seemed a little too big, was this the comet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 can somebody please help me. I have been looking for the comet, without success. However, it was to the east of the sun before going around it, and so I expected it would be to the west afterwards, and thus visible in the night sky. However, it is going to be visible in the mornings which means it is still to the east. You would be no good piloting the Enterprise. We will be able to see it - possibly - with the rising Sun in the morning in the East. Do NOT look at the Sun directly for obvious reasons. However, from our relative space in Time and the Universe, the idea is that, as we 'look' at the Sun (Don't look at the Sun), from our relative position it looks to us as if the comet would be going around the Sun from the East and coming back out from behind it to the West. So, basically imagine the Sun as a circular disc with North at the top, South at the bottom, East to the right and West to the left. It would have made more sense if they had said it was going around the Sun from the right and coming out from the left hand-side. But they didn't. It is a bit like the navy - naval ships have port and starboard but naval aircraft use left and right whereas RAF aircraft use port and starbaord. Yes, I know it is confusing. Port or starboard? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czvEDNdyFBU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I was out walking the other night and noticed a really bright object - to the west, like a really bright star but seemed a little too big, was this the comet? To the West? Are you sure? Most of the stuff is towards the East currently? Jupiter is the biggie in the East around 10ish and then you have Mercury and Saturn in the South East very early in the morning before sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1929crash Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 You would be no good piloting the Enterprise. We will be able to see it - possibly - with the rising Sun in the morning in the East. Do NOT look at the Sun directly for obvious reasons. However, from our relative space in Time and the Universe, the idea is that, as we 'look' at the Sun (Don't look at the Sun), from our relative position it looks to us as if the comet would be going around the Sun from the East and coming back out from behind it to the West. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czvEDNdyFBU If it was coming back out to the west it would be visible in the evening. Everything to the west of the sun is visible in the evening. But Ison approached from the east and is going to exit to the east - that's why it's visible in the morning if it survives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I was out walking the other night and noticed a really bright object - to the west, like a really bright star but seemed a little too big, was this the comet? Were you probed again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1929crash Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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