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Comet ISON
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:37 pm
by kham
I had been looking forward to seeing this thing in the next couple weeks , and into the winter. However... memo to any alien or conspiracy types: best to not fly within 500,000 km of Sol and the gravity well there, plus the extreme temperatures... It looks very much like the comet was utterly disintegrated at perihelion.
cbc.ca
Re: Comet ISON
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:53 pm
by DangerGirl
There's no better way for a comet to go out.
Re: Comet ISON
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 6:23 am
by MadMax359
that's a shame, i was hoping for some viewings too
and that was a cool stat about the Thanksgiving/Hannukah overlap!
Re: Comet ISON
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:49 am
by nachtjaeger
Phooey! Was really looking forward to seeing it. On the plus side, comets are generally an ill omen, so this could be a good thing. Guess I'll just have to wait for Halley's Comet to come back in 2061 so I can see it again.
Re: Comet ISON
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:09 am
by schlamm
The death announcement was most definitely premature, Ison LIVES and is growing brighter again by the hour
http://spaceweather.com/
Re: Comet ISON
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 6:25 am
by MadMax359
that's great news!!
Re: Comet ISON
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:41 am
by nachtjaeger
Unless you're superstitious. . .
MadMax359 wrote:that's great news!!