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libby

#675
July 16, 2013, 11:34:30 PM
Quote from: Locutus on July 15, 2013, 11:19:50 PM
:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:

PANSTARRS ALERT!!! 

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

I saw it just now with a pair of binoculars.  Still very faint and not visible to the naked eye, but I SAW IT!!!

:yes: :yes:
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Locutus, I just read all of the above. Was getting ready for bed and decided to look here and see what if anything was going on. Will go out and see if I can see anything. There are deciduous trees in every direction here and in the summer just about the only sky I can see is east and overhead.
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Palehorse

#676
July 17, 2013, 12:42:36 AM
I am going to have to break out my telescope to see it. . .  :-\
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Locutus

#677
July 17, 2013, 12:43:44 AM
I was going to do that tonight as you can see from the above, but there is weather around and no clear view in that direction.  :mad:
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#678
July 17, 2013, 12:45:22 AM
We've got a lot of light pollution around with the casino/horse track having their lights on.  :mad:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Henry Hawk

#679
July 18, 2013, 01:15:39 PM
About 10,000 years ago, Comet ISON left our solar system's distant shell, a  region known as the Oort cloud, and began streaking toward the sun. This  November, the icy wanderer will reach the climax of its journey, potentially  providing a stunning skywatching show here on Earth.

If the sun is merciful to ISON when it whips around the star on Nov. 28  (Thanksgiving Day), the comet could light up the sky for weeks. In the Northern  Hemisphere, it could be visible in the morning near the east-southeast horizon  in early December. Later in the month, and into early January, the comet could  be visible all night, according to NASA.


"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Locutus

#680
July 18, 2013, 01:38:48 PM
I really have my fingers crossed for ISON but I'm trying not to get too excited.  It's already shedding quite a bit of mass. 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

libby

#681
July 18, 2013, 03:47:14 PM
 :music1:  Thanks for posting that HH.  :yes:
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Henry Hawk

#682
July 18, 2013, 03:49:46 PM
YOU are welcome  :yes:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Henry Hawk

#683
July 23, 2013, 08:16:17 AM

A photo by the Cassini spacecraft shows the rings of Saturn, with Earth a faint  blue dot in the distance.
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Locutus

#684
August 05, 2013, 11:05:32 AM
:mad: :mad: :mad:


By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronomers slated to meet this week to discuss observing plans for Comet ISON may not have much to talk about. The so-called "Comet of the Century" may already have fizzled out.

"The future of comet ISON does not look bright," astronomer Ignacio Ferrin, with the University of Antioquia in Colombia, said in a statement on Monday.

Ferrin's calculations show the comet, which is currently moving toward the sun at 16 miles per second, has not brightened since mid-January. That may be because the comet is already out of ice particles in its body, which melt as the comet moves closer to the sun, creating a long, bright tail.

Another theory is that the comet is covered in a layer of silicate dust that snuffs out water vapor and other gases that brighten the comet.

"Comet ISON has been on a standstill for more than 132 days ... a rather puzzling feat," Ferrin wrote in a paper submitted to the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and posted online at the archival site arXiv.org.

The comet, named ISON for the International Scientific Optical Network that made its discovery, was found in September 2012 by two amateur Russian astronomers.

It is due to pass about 724,000 miles (1.2 million km) from the sun on November 28. The relatively close pass was expected to create a massive tail that some scientists predict will be visible even in daylight.

If it survives, that is. At that distance, the comet would reach temperatures of about 4,900 degrees Fahrenheit (2,700 degrees Celsius) - hot enough to melt lead. It may also be pulled apart by the sun's gravity.

Scientists believe the comet hails from the Oort Cloud, a cluster of icy rocks that circle the sun about 50,000 times farther away than Earth's orbit. Calculations show Comet ISON is making its first - and possibly last - voyage into the inner solar system.

(Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

http://news.yahoo.com/comet-century-already-may-fizzled-003512335.html?.b=index&.cf3=Science&.cf4=5&.cf5=Reuters&.cf6=%2F
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Henry Hawk

#685
August 05, 2013, 12:26:33 PM
that sucks!  :mad:   lets hope it stays together.
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Locutus

#686
August 05, 2013, 12:27:56 PM
I hope it stays together too.   I'm trying not to get my hopes too high though in case it fizzles.
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

libby

#687
August 11, 2013, 01:33:48 PM
If the sky is clear tonight where you live, look for the Perseids, a meteor shower that gives its best show August 11th - 13th.  Just before dawn said to be best viewing time. :yes: 
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Bo D

#688
September 03, 2013, 09:47:32 AM
Another to watch the sky ....

"...more likely life came to Earth on a Martian meteorite, rather than starting on this planet."

http://www.scientificcomputing.com/news/2013/08/we-may-all-be-martians-new-research-supports-theory-life-started-mars?et_cid=3451376&et_rid=41373174&location=top
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Locutus

#689
September 03, 2013, 12:53:19 PM
Quote from: Bo D on September 03, 2013, 09:47:32 AM
Another to watch the sky ....

"...more likely life came to Earth on a Martian meteorite, rather than starting on this planet."



Okay....are you ready for it???  I just had to do it!!  :biggrin:

One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
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