New Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

[Keatah]

There is absolutely no correlation between "bad things" and comets.

You may think that that all you like.

Sarcasm, or personal experience?

Personal experience.

 

[Codz]

You may think that that all you like.

Actually, I know that. A chunk of ice, rock, and various other types of space debris does not have prophetic supernatural powers. Any negative event that would coincide with a cometary pass would be purely coincidental.

 

[T.Neo]

Any negative event that would coincide with a cometary pass would be purely coincidental.

Comets are usually a bad omen when you crash into you.

I would imagine that some negative outcomes could result from people sticking their heads out of cars and whatnot to look at comets, but that has less to do with comets than it does with people being inattentive and distracted.

 

[Mandella]

Actually, I know that. A chunk of ice, rock, and various other types of space debris does not have prophetic supernatural powers. Any negative event that would coincide with a cometary pass would be purely coincidental.

Tsk tsk Codz. You are leaving out the human element. All it takes is people believing that something bad will happen to make it so.

I'm not talking natural disasters, but people go bonky when the sky gets weird, and they do weird things themselves.

Remember this?

 

[Codz]

That's fine, but that is entirely due to human actions and reactions. Comets are still not the cause. Superstitious idiots are.

 

[Zatnikitelman]

If this is true (even if it's not brighter than the Moon), then I'm quite looking forward to this. It should be great to see through my telescope! I remember seeing Hale-Bopp in '97, and a fainter one not too long before that.

 

[Andy44]

I hope this is cool.

I remember getting all excited when Halley's Comet swung around, as it is the most famous comet and it's period means few people get to see it more than once in a lifetime...and then of course, the sky was overcast, which is just my luck.

Must have been the comet's fault my luck was off...

 

[johan]

Comets are still not the cause. [of bad things happening]

I agree.

I also don't think Keatah was implying causality.

I dislike comets, bad things happen when they swing'round.

 

[n122vu]

I agree.

I also don't think Keatah was implying causality.

I also agree, but even if he was, that's his prerogative to believe what he wants. Some people I know believe that on days when Mars is in 'retrograde' in the sky, things involving technology will have more issues than on other days. I think their beliefs are unfounded and ridiculous, but recently I've adopted the 'live and let live' attitude. As a man of both science and faith, I've had to find some sort of balance between the two, otherwise I'll drive myself and those around me mad

Heck, if this is legit, I'd love to see it. But one thing I did want to point out, it says the comet will allegedly be brighter than the moon, not larger. Not like it will be a large object in the sky looming over us, dispensing its bad karma on the unsuspecting...

 

[orb]

NASAexplorer:

NASA: NASA's Swift Sizes Up Comet ISON

Click on image to enlarge​

From now through October, comet ISON tracks through the constellations Gemini, Cancer and Leo as it falls toward the sun.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Axel Mellinger​

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[orb]

Slate - Bad Astronomy: WWCID? (What Will Comet ISON Do?)

 

[Screamer7]

The Hubble Telescope snap some images of this comet.

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/14/

It's sad we won't see much of it in the Southern Hemisphere.

 

[Codz]

Eh, well you guys got Comet Lovejoy. It's been a while since the Northern Hemisphere has gotten any interesting comets.

 

[orb]

Hubble Site - ISONblog: ISON Q&A: Sept. 23, 2013

ESA: Preparing for Comet ISON

NASA/JPL - Mars Exploration Program - Martian Diaries: All Eyes on ISON

Universe Today: Comet ISON: A Viewing Guide from Now to Perihelion

Comet ISON, as seen on September 22, 2013 at 10:00 UTC (6:00 am EDT) from Yellow Springs, Ohio, using a QHY8 CCD camera and a home-made 16 inch diameter telescope. 15 minute exposure. Credit and copyright: John Chumack.​

Phys.org: Preparing for comet ISON

Sky & Telescope:

• Comet ISON Preview (Video)
  
  
• Comet ISON to Fly By Mars

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Yd-TiNiyU"]ScienceCasts: Amateur Astonomers See Comet ISON Approaching the Sun - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7-zqRU3tRQ"]Will Comet ISON Break Up? - YouTube[/ame]

 

[4throck]

There should be more comets for Orbiter. Don't' know about realistic representation, but I'd be happy with having something at the right place, with the right size, etc. Perhaps in future Orbiter versions...

 

[orb]

Discovery News: ISON is Comet of the Year, Not the Century

 

[Kyle]

There should be more comets for Orbiter. Don't' know about realistic representation, but I'd be happy with having something at the right place, with the right size, etc. Perhaps in future Orbiter versions...

Making that should be a pretty easy task for those who can make asteroid addons. Even if you can't, you can still use a generic asteroid and copy the orbital elements of ISON into Orbiter to track its progress.

 

[orb]

Universe Today: Comet ISON Goes Green

Click to enlarge.
Comet ISON, photographed with a 3-inch (80mm) telescope this morning Sept. 28 shows a circular green coma and head. A short dust tail points to the northwest.
Credit: Michael Jaeger

Another great photo of the “greening” of Comet ISON taken on Sept. 24 with a 17-inch (43-cm) telescope.
Credit: Damian Peach



And as an extra :

Sounds like a plan. Newspaper clipping from 1910.​

 

[N_Molson]

Sounds like a plan. Newspaper clipping from 1910.

Their reasoning is perfectly logical ! :yes:

Huh what did they drank before writing ? :lol:

 

[orb]

SPACE.com:

• Could Comet ISON Still Become the 'Comet of the Century?
  
  
• Giant NASA Balloon Mission to See Comet ISON Suffers Telescope Glitch
  
  
• Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON: 8 Essential Facts

AmericaSpace: Comet ISON To Be Photographed From Mars As It Passes By This Tuesday