Comet ISON

[BiscuitintheBasket]

In the next several days Comet ISON will be viewable by binoculars and in November viewable by the naked eye with it's brightest around Nov 26th.   Too bad much of it has broken up already so it will not be as exciting as Hale-Bopp, but might still be viewable during the early part of the day, and by December at sunrise and earier.    Of course, it could completely break up and there will be nothing to see.</p>


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Viewing will be east-southeast.</p>


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/geek on</p>


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[JOVE23]

Think I have enough time to start a cult and do a mass suicide so we can ride in the spaceship following this comet?</p>

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

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Think I have enough time to start a cult and do a mass suicide so we can ride in the spaceship following this comet?</p>
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By Jove23, I think you are correct!  Need a partner?  I think Stu is looking for something to do.</p>

 

[jakobeast]

I was hoping this thing wouldn't have broken up and was as bright and long as they first thought.</p>

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

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I was hoping this thing wouldn't have broken up and was as bright and long as they first thought.</p>
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Me too, but it appears that the closeness to some of the planets, like Mars, and starting to burn up early has done some big damage to the comet.   Hale-Bopp was impressive, but I had a shit ass camera so the photos I have of that are not so good.  So, I was hoping for some good shots of this one.   However, I am looking forward to being in a non-light pollution environment in December where this might look more impressive. </p>

 

[MassHavoc]

Nerds..... but seriously. What did I just look at...</p>

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

N3rdzuf.</p>