Inaccurate info. Hiro @ Mauna Loa Obsv. recanted ISON findings. Still worthwhile reading here with visual references. [DEAD TOPIC]

UPDATE: Original image no longer described as ISON + research error on my part fixed. Still might be relevant references later.
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So there was this thing...
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...which was being discussed in detail here...
Thread: ISON ~ Massive Cloud Of Debris Located By Amateur Astronomer? (Confirmation Required)

I compiled all the information and pinpointed previously predicted path locations along side the new information provided in that photo in an "easy to understand" format. I messed it up, and have fixed it. Just because.

And then there was this a couple days before that...
Thread: The path of Comet ISON; before and after. "Dead" yes, "Erased from existence" no. [DEAD TOPIC]
...with the bottom line being that the debris WOULD be off course.

So the photo ended up being recanted as ISON remnant and we're back where we started. But here's the breakdown anyways under the assumption that it had been real.-

Using the new photo as a starting point, I based all my observations off a location of Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, with a mean observation time of 14:09 UTC, Dec. 29th 2013. The 4 "predicted path" locations I used for that time were:

JPL Horizons (NASA) - 16 29 49 +62 35 14
Stellarium (old data) - 16 30 03 +62 41 12
Solar System Scope/ISON - (approximate)
The photographer, Hiro C. - (approximate)

*If I made any MORE errors, please excuse me again.--
As it turns out I got 4 nearby, but not at all the same, locations. I used NGC 6189/6223/6247 & Draco 14 as frames of reference when not using actual coordinates.

First off, using Stellarium, I sectioned off the approximate section of space shown in the photograph. Top corner 16 56 28 +64 06 52, bottom corner 16 16 13 +58 47 52. Fortunately this area covers all plot points. I then drew an approximation of the "debris field" onto the map. The end result is this...
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...Now the first thing you might notice is that all 4 "predicted" locations are different, & more notably that the "blob" encompasses NONE of them. Without bothering to show an illustration, let me mention that the "blob" is precisely in the direction of the Sun from those other points. That would mean that the debris field is off course. Probably closer.

The comical part is when you take that image and compare it to something in the sky you can see, you start to see how B-I-G the debris cloud would be...
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YES, that is friggin ORION'S BELT! TO SCALE! It's about 2.5x the size of it.

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If you want to know how to find Orion's Belt, here is an easy chart. Also, Betelgeuse.
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Start at Jupiter, the brightest thing now. It's Orange. Go to the next orange star (our neighbor Betelgeuse), and look at the 3 equally bright stars in a row. Not the small trio to the side, the BIG ONE.
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This "debris cloud" would be 2.5x LARGER than the belt! That would have been quite the something. Now, this photo only shows location, which we can determine is closer to us or the Sun or both than ISON should have been. 2D images do not translate to 3D easily. It could have been 66 million miles and leaving or it might have been one hell of a lot closer. Likewise, outlying debris would not be shown.

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In the end, nothing amazing was found. But I tried. I did, however, make this nifty Googly Eyed Space Monster as compensation...
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