comet ison: from what i just read comet ison is doa didn't make it around the sun. got to close and too much heat, hope somebody got a chance to see it on its way there...

vinnya Loc: connecticut

from what i just read comet ison is doa didn't make it around the sun. got to close and too much heat, hope somebody got a chance to see it on its way there

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

There is much conversation about what happened. Part of Ison did appear to exit but just how much is now being debated. Kind of scary knowing a big chunk of something is now a drift in our solar system. Ison is now Isoff I quess!

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

James56 wrote:

There is much conversation about what happened. Part of Ison did appear to exit but just how much is now being debated. Kind of scary knowing a big chunk of something is now a drift in our solar system. Ison is now Isoff I quess!

If you only knew how much is really there how scaried would you be?

ddale Loc: Springfield, MO

Guys, check out Astronomy Picture of the Day archives. apod.nasa.gov for some excellent videos and informed comment. The comet was thought lost, but part of it or fragments of it have survived and will soon be or are now visible to observers with binoculars or telescopes.

Something adrift in our solar system? You're kidding, right? Only millions and millions of asteroids, comets and manmade junk are out there, that's all.

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

vinnya wrote:

from what i just read comet ison is doa didn't make it around the sun. got to close and too much heat, hope somebody got a chance to see it on its way there

on nov 17, I caught it on the way there, but just barely. Watched it on thanksgiving with the help of the solar and heliospheric observatory ( SoHO) as it swept around the sun.. whats left of it (not much)now is about 70 million miles from us, nothing to worry over

ISON

soho time lapse

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

James56 wrote:

There is much conversation about what happened. Part of Ison did appear to exit but just how much is now being debated. Kind of scary knowing a big chunk of something is now a drift in our solar system. Ison is now Isoff I quess!

Anything which *is* left (not much, I hear) would be following the original orbit. Never approaches closer than about 30 million miles to us.

There is a chance that the Earth will pass through the dust cloud (pretty much all that is left) early in the new year. The most that will happen is a few extra shooting stars. Most people will never notice.

We actually pass through clouds of debris from several comets every year. The perseids and the leonids are the ones which come to mind. One of them, I can't remember which, is dust which came off comet Halley over the centuries.

DavidT Loc: Maryland

gekko11 wrote:

on nov 17, I caught it on the way there, but just barely. Watched it on thanksgiving with the help of the solar and heliospheric observatory ( SoHO) as it swept around the sun.. whats left of it (not much)now is about 70 million miles from us, nothing to worry over

Outstanding shots!

vinnya Loc: connecticut

By the article monday from sky and telescope don't get your hopes up on seeing anything of ison . But comet lovejoy has been visible with telescope and binoculars don't mistake it for ison

jrb1213 Loc: McDonough GEorgia

ddale wrote:

Guys, check out Astronomy Picture of the Day archives. apod.nasa.gov for some excellent videos and informed comment. The comet was thought lost, but part of it or fragments of it have survived and will soon be or are now visible to observers with binoculars or telescopes.

Something adrift in our solar system? You're kidding, right? Only millions and millions of asteroids, comets and manmade junk are out there, that's all.

You spelled gazillions wrong

ddale Loc: Springfield, MO

jrb1213 wrote:

You spelled gazillions wrong

haha! Yes, I suppose I did. I also have to apologize for my older information on ISON. I hadn't seen the latest news that it was now invisible and not much of it survived after all.

Here's a good link to NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/04dec_isonrecap/

But there's another comet up there...

ddale Loc: Springfield, MO

Bloke wrote:

We actually pass through clouds of debris from several comets every year. The perseids and the leonids are the ones which come to mind. One of them, I can't remember which, is dust which came off comet Halley over the centuries.

That's the Orionids of October. Did you or any of you see Halley's comet on its last passing in 1986? I did. If you didn't, you might be out of luck unless you find the fountain of youth or think you'll be around in 2061. I won't.

Miriam

ddale wrote:

That's the Orionids of October. Did you or any of you see Halley's comet on its last passing in 1986? I did. If you didn't, you might be out of luck unless you find the fountain of youth or think you'll be around in 2061. I won't.

Me neither. Seems to me every comet that's come around in my lifetime has been visible only in weather too cold to stand around outdoors star-gazing. Never got my eye on Halley's. Never will.