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Daylight Comet coming SOON
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[quote:Redpaw360:MV8xOTk5NDA3XzMzNTg4NTEzXzM2RUMyMjNG] [quote:Anonymous Coward 24115171:MV8xOTk5NDA3XzMzNTg4NDY4X0VGQkQwNzQ3] [quote:Rain-Man:MV8xOTk5NDA3XzMzNTg4NDQ3XzREMzQ3ODU0] http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=C%2F2012%20S1;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb Cbet nr. 3238, issued on 2012, September 24, announces the discovery of a new comet (discovery magnitude 18.8) by Vitali Nevski (Vitebsk, Belarus) and Artyom Novichonok (Kondopoga, Russia) on CCD images obtained on Sept. 21.06 UT with a 0.4-m f/3 Santel reflector of the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) near Kislovodsk, Russia. The new comet has been designated C/2012 S1 (ISON). Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) will get to within 0.012AU of the Sun (extremely close) at the end of November 2013 and then to ~0.4AU from Earth at the beginning of January 2014! According to its orbit, this comet might become a naked-eye object in the period November 2013 - January 2014. And it might reach a negative magnitude at the end of November 2013. http://remanzacco.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-comet-c2012-s1-ison.html [/quote] Looks like this is legit and confirmed then. Would love to see a potential -13 mag comet, it may be a once in a lifetime sight, but the crazies wont react to this well. [/quote] Damn. The Zombie Apocalypse. ....and I'm so trying to stay positive. LOL. ( and a thank you to all readers of this thread, it is my first pin ) :chorus: [/quote]
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A 17th mag. comet in the constellation of Cancer that was discovered last week and confirmed and announced today:
2012 S1 ISON (an observatory project name, not a person).
This comet will pass the sun in November, 2013 and then approach even closer to earth by Dec. 29th 2013
The projected magnitude of this comet on November 29 is going to be nearly
MINUS 7 (-7.0).
Hale Bopp, according to Wikipedia, made it up to a magnitude of +2 and it was quite bright!
-7 is crazy bright.
This will be a history maker.
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