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the length of some moons is longer than others
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| Author: | Darkside [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
So two absolutely beautiful comets will be visible this year. Next week, Comet PAN-STARRS will be making a close approach to the sun, and the comet nucleus and tail should be as bright as the stars of the big dipper. The brightest comet we've seen in close to 20 years. Check the Western Skies near the crescent moon on the 12th and 13th and track from there. Should be beautiful. Comet ISON will be making a close approach in November. Early returns show that the tail could be as long as about 5-6 full moons and much brighter than most stars in the sky. May be the brightest, largest comet in over 500 years. Updates to come! |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
the length of some moons is longer than others |
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| Author: | Chus [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
good dolphin wrote: the length of some moons is longer than others
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| Author: | Tall Midget [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Darkside wrote: So two absolutely beautiful comets will be visible this year. Next week, Comet PAN-STARRS will be making a close approach to the sun, and the comet nucleus and tail should be as bright as the stars of the big dipper. The brightest comet we've seen in close to 20 years. Check the Western Skies near the crescent moon on the 12th and 13th and track from there. Should be beautiful. Comet ISON will be making a close approach in November. Early returns show that the tail could be as long as about 5-6 full moons and much brighter than most stars in the sky. May be the brightest, largest comet in over 500 years. Updates to come! Cool, thanks for pointing this out. |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Tall Midget wrote: Darkside wrote: So two absolutely beautiful comets will be visible this year. Next week, Comet PAN-STARRS will be making a close approach to the sun, and the comet nucleus and tail should be as bright as the stars of the big dipper. The brightest comet we've seen in close to 20 years. Check the Western Skies near the crescent moon on the 12th and 13th and track from there. Should be beautiful. Comet ISON will be making a close approach in November. Early returns show that the tail could be as long as about 5-6 full moons and much brighter than most stars in the sky. May be the brightest, largest comet in over 500 years. Updates to come! Cool, thanks for pointing this out. Should these be visible with the naked eye then, assuming conditions for viewing are good? |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
T-Bone wrote: Tall Midget wrote: Darkside wrote: So two absolutely beautiful comets will be visible this year. Next week, Comet PAN-STARRS will be making a close approach to the sun, and the comet nucleus and tail should be as bright as the stars of the big dipper. The brightest comet we've seen in close to 20 years. Check the Western Skies near the crescent moon on the 12th and 13th and track from there. Should be beautiful. Comet ISON will be making a close approach in November. Early returns show that the tail could be as long as about 5-6 full moons and much brighter than most stars in the sky. May be the brightest, largest comet in over 500 years. Updates to come! Cool, thanks for pointing this out. Should these be visible with the naked eye then, assuming conditions for viewing are good? Pan Starrs might require a binocculars given that it's still twilightish when it shows in the western skies, but should be naked eye visible after sunset. but ISON will be so bright it should be clearly visible during broad daylight. |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Darkside wrote: T-Bone wrote: Tall Midget wrote: Darkside wrote: So two absolutely beautiful comets will be visible this year. Next week, Comet PAN-STARRS will be making a close approach to the sun, and the comet nucleus and tail should be as bright as the stars of the big dipper. The brightest comet we've seen in close to 20 years. Check the Western Skies near the crescent moon on the 12th and 13th and track from there. Should be beautiful. Comet ISON will be making a close approach in November. Early returns show that the tail could be as long as about 5-6 full moons and much brighter than most stars in the sky. May be the brightest, largest comet in over 500 years. Updates to come! Cool, thanks for pointing this out. Should these be visible with the naked eye then, assuming conditions for viewing are good? Pan Starrs might require a binocculars given that it's still twilightish when it shows in the western skies, but should be naked eye visible after sunset. but ISON will be so bright it should be clearly visible during broad daylight. Thanks, that should be cool. I don't remember looking at a comet since the last time Halley's was around back in the mid 80s. |
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| Author: | Tad Queasy [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Thanks for the info., Darkside. I was just reading a little about it on a couple of websites after reading your post. Any suggestions for ideal viewing locations/times in the western or northwestern suburbs? |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 1:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Tad Queasy wrote: Thanks for the info., Darkside. I was just reading a little about it on a couple of websites after reading your post. Any suggestions for ideal viewing locations/times in the western or northwestern suburbs? For Panstarrs get to high ground or where you might be able to see the horizon in the west right at sunset. Darker locations very much preferred but the comet should be as bright as the stars of the big dipper so seeing it shouldn't be a problem even in the city, but viewing thru the city lights might be a problem. We'll have more updates on ISON later in the year. That's my way of saying I'm not sure yet. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
In related news, here's a pretty cool picture of the International Space Station transitioning over the moon from the other day. It's a composite of two pictures, one with the station hovering between the Earth and the Moon and one from immediately after it passed out of the path of the moon... 
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Here's a pic of Pan-STARRS as soon over the southern hemisphere. It should be brighter when we get to see in next week... 
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
That is really cool looking. I bet they can get all sorts of TV channels with that thing. |
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| Author: | Hank Scorpio [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Frank Coztansa wrote: That is really cool looking. I bet they can get all sorts of TV channels with that thing. I thought that was a pic of the shield generator on Endor.... |
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Hank Scorpio wrote: Frank Coztansa wrote: That is really cool looking. I bet they can get all sorts of TV channels with that thing. I thought that was a pic of the shield generator on Endor.... 
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| Author: | pittmike [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Hank Scorpio wrote: I thought that was a pic of the shield generator on Endor....  
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| Author: | donspiracy [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Those people at the Game Of Thrones show are going a long way to advertise their new season coming up. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Phil McCracken wrote: Hank Scorpio wrote: Frank Coztansa wrote: That is really cool looking. I bet they can get all sorts of TV channels with that thing. I thought that was a pic of the shield generator on Endor.... Everyone is sort of wrong about you, McCracken |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
 Westward viewing location of Comet Pan-STARRS at dusk. Credit: NASA |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
very nice. Thanks! |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
I'm gonna bump this in November with any shots I manage to get. I usually go down to Bradley IL to view astrological phenomena as it is far enough from the urban light wash. |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
It Cometh 
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| Author: | Psycory [ Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Comet PAN-STARRS, ISON |
Stupid mountains to the west blocking my view.  I can't wait for the death cults killing themselves to board their intergalactic spaceship to go to the distant planet Blisstonia? |
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