Guest Madatter Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/newly-discovered-comet-may-outshine-moon-112511688.html Dont know if any as posted this already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Even if it has (which is has ) there will be somebody who missed it the first time. I'm really looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madatter Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Even if it has (which is has ) there will be somebody who missed it the first time. Someone like me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 -16 mag apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Thats really bright, should be easily visible. The moon is about -13 and the sun -26 so imagine how bright it's going to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Man that's mega bright!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnC Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 If it lives up to the hype it will give the hobby a massive boost. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Yep very exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 If it lives up to the hype it will give the hobby a massive boost. Fingers crossed. Yeah, and another shortage of astro gear, the Brian Cox affect all over again........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslar Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Yahoo says the page doesn't exist now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Yahoo says the page doesn't exist now Still working. A newly-discovered comet should become one of the brightest lights in the sky - even outshining the Moon, according to astronomers. Russian astronomers recently spotted comet 2012 S1 (ISON) 90 million kilometres from the Earth, according to a report byNational Geographic . It is currently a faint glow streaking between Saturn and Jupiter, but as the Sun's gravity draws the comet closer, dust and ice will be blasted off, it giving it a highly-reflective tail. Depending on how big the tails gets, the three-kilometre wide comet may become more visible for a few months in late 2013 and early 2014. "If it lives up to expectations, this comet may be one of the brightest in history," Raminder Singh Samra of the H R MacMillan Space Centre in Canada told National Geographic. The comet already seems to be following the path of the Great Comet of 1690, which was one of the most stunning ever seen from Earth. It should also pass about 10 million kilometres from Mars, possibly providing Nasa's new Curiosity rover with a spectacular view. But Mr Samra warned scientists should be cautious about predicting the brightness of comets, as they have failed to live up to expectations in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Let's hope it performs ! Comets have a habit of letting us down.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DN18 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Yeah, and another shortage of astro gear, the Brian Cox affect all over again........ Now where,s that box of 1000 comet filters I have kicking around in the loft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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