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November 14, 2013

ALERT FOR EARLY RISERS: Comet ISON
— CAC

Mike Hankey snapped this beautiful shot today from Monkton Maryland

Over the last 24 hours, Comet ISON experienced an "outburst" event that places it well within range of the naked eye for rural observers and within binocular range for residents of even the brightest cities. We've been waiting all year, and it seems it has finally decided to "wake up". From NASA's Comet ISON Observing Campaign:

It could be that the comet is now simply finally Â“turning onÂ”. After all, it is now only 0.66AU (61,000,000mi, 99,000,000km) from the sun, and if it is to reach the [brightness] at perihelion weÂ’ve always thought it would, then it needs to start brightening by an order or two magnitudes within the next week. So this could be really great news, and indicate that we are indeed going to have a nice bright comet in our solar spacecraft images in a couple of weeks time!

An excerpt from Sunday's thread below, along with lots of OOH and AAH images below.

Comet C/2012 S1 ISON: the Great Tease

Photo by Michael Caligiuri
Let's go back to September 2012, when Sky and Telescope writer Kelly Beatty did his best to contain his excitement over it's initial discovery:

It was first spotted as a faint, 18.8-magnitude object in images taken by Vitali Nevski (in Belarus) and Artyom Novichonok (in Russia) using a 16-inch (0.4-m) reflector that's part of the worldwide International Scientific Optical Network (ISON). "We could not be certain that it was a comet," Novichonok explains, "because the scale of our images is quite small [2 arcseconds per pixel], and the object was very compact."
The next night they confirmed its cometary nature using the larger reflector at Majdanak Observatory in Uzbekistan, but by then other astronomers had done likewise. According to naming conventions established by the International Astronomical Union, that one day of uncertainty led to the comet being generically named "ISON" instead of "Nevski-Novichonok". Its formal designation is C/2012 S1.
Naming uncertainties aside, we already know a lot about this object, thanks to two sets of prediscovery images dating to last December and January. The comet is inbound from the Oort Cloud and will pass very close to the Sun Â— just 725,000 miles (1.2 million km) from its white-hot photosphere Â— on November 28, 2013. Before then and thereafter (if it survives perihelion), Comet ISON could put on a spectacular show.
In fact, the geometry could make C/2012 S1 a "dream comet," as one eager skywatcher has commented, because it will swing just 40 million miles (0.4 astronomical unit) from Earth a few weeks after perihelion, when it will be high in moonless, northern skies after sunset. Initial predictions by the IAU's Minor Planet Center suggest that Comet ISON could peak at magnitude Â–10 or brighter at perihelion (when it will be just 1Â° from the Sun), and that it could remain visible to the unaided eye from early November to the first weeks of 2014.
And then, it failed to brighten as initially hoped. However, comets by their nature are extremely unpredictable, and S&T's senior editor Alan MacRobert felt compelled to set things straight on the known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns regarding the Great Tease of 2013:

Finally, in the last week or so, ISON has finally begun to brighten, with a current magnitude estimate of around 8, placing it well within range of binoculars from dark sites (see the end of this thread for such places). It's peak brightness remains a mystery, as will it's fate when it skims dangerously close around the outer atmosphere of the sun at the end of the month. It could break up and form a wondrous spectacle in the sky like Comet Lovejoy in 2011, or it could fade off into the darkness. We simply won't know for sure for another three weeks. In the meantime though, it is making for a steadily improving and impressive sight in backyard telescopes.
From Flanders' observations:

ISON...has indeed improved a lot in the last few weeks. I swept it up easily in my 7-inch Dob at 28X, and it was quite handsome at 120X, with a 3' head and a bright, starlike pseudonucleus. I didn't see any sign of a tail. I tried and failed to see it with my 10x30 binoculars; it might be possible in a darker sky [again, Flanders was observing from suburban Boston]... I think that ISON should be pretty easy to spot in a telescope now from a typical suburb, assuming you have a low eastern horizon.

Binocular object from rural and dark skies, visible now in small telescopes from any sky, brightening to at least a binocular object from any sky by months' end.

***

Sunday's Spaced Out Challenge thread put the comet at around magnitude 6 by the days before Thanksgiving. It has surpassed that in a little over half a week.
Courtesy spaceweather.com here is a larger finder chart for tomorrow AM:

Onto the pictures!

Mike Broussard's images from Louisiana

Founder of DarkSkyFinder.com Kevin Palmer snapped this in Illinois this morning

Juan J Gonzalez' comparison shots from the 3rd, 9th, 12th, and today

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Johnny Barton snapped this from his backyard in Texas

Schindler Leung snapped this from Hong Kong

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Matthew Topham imaged ISON two hours before dawn in Carpentaria, California

Dozens of images are rolling in now for Comet ISON over at Spaceweather.com, so hopefully these are just the beginning of something wonderful.

Plus we all know what a comet in the sky means for a troubled king:

From the irreplaceable @slublog

Posted by: CAC at 04:29 PM | Comments (86)
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1 1066 someone lost their crown.

Guess should go and try to find this one.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 04:33 PM (0fdrC)

2 Furst!

Posted by: Hilary Cotter at November 14, 2013 04:34 PM (SFFn1)

3
So..... that's good for early risers.... when will Ace be able to see it or will it always just be early morning?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 14, 2013 04:35 PM (iGPSR)

4 Don't eat the pudding cups!

Posted by: Jesse Pinkman, PhD Bitches! at November 14, 2013 04:39 PM (kkbgQ)

5 Poor Harold, 1066 was not a good year for him. For William, well it was a Winning! year.

http://www.astronomynotes.com/solarsys/pics/halley-bayeauxb.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 04:40 PM (0fdrC)

6 It's too fucking cold! Nice post CAC.

Posted by: Nip Sip at November 14, 2013 04:41 PM (0FSuD)

7 There was a time when this sort of thing was an omen. Considering...errr...today, my comment is not off topic.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at November 14, 2013 04:43 PM (JbhKL)

8 Again, no Thursday Night Football thread. I know not every week has had a barnburner game, but come on.

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 04:44 PM (fETNt)

9 I surrendered to the temptation these posts have been stirring up and bought that lightweight telescope you had in last Sunday's post.

Posted by: Retread at November 14, 2013 04:44 PM (IiAs3)

10 1 1066 someone lost their crown. Guess should go and try to find this one. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 08:33 PM (0fdrC) You wanna crown 'em, then CROWN THEIR ASS!

Posted by: Dennis Green at November 14, 2013 04:46 PM (fETNt)

11 I surrendered to the temptation these posts have been stirring up and bought that lightweight telescope you had in last Sunday's post. Posted by: Retread at November 14, 2013 08:44 PM (IiAs3) ? Which one? The 90mm Mak ? The GoScope? The 90mm refractor?

Posted by: CAC at November 14, 2013 04:47 PM (XQvbB)

12 Can this critter be seen at other times of night? and what would be the best viewing time? 1hr predawn, 2hrs, 10 minutes? Help a mayhem out will ya, I never get to see these damn things. I am on a big ol hill in rural southern IN and I should have a great view but do I find them? No I cannot.

Posted by: madamemayhem at November 14, 2013 04:47 PM (S2RnE)

13 I would like to view this, but being a Moronette, means I am too lazy to look up when to see it in Ft. Worth TX tonight. What time is it best to go look for it?

Posted by: Stormy70 at November 14, 2013 04:48 PM (q08b7)

14 5 Poor Harold, 1066 was not a good year for him. For William, well it was a Winning! year. http://www.astronomynotes.com/solarsys/pics/halley-bayeauxb.jpg Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 08:40 PM (0fdrC) --Didn't Montezuma see a comet shortly before Cortez arrived? I heard that partially inspired his fear and deference to the Spaniards.

Posted by: Dennis Green at November 14, 2013 04:48 PM (fETNt)

15 /sock who was what I thought it was

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 04:49 PM (fETNt)

16 Well this one might be worth getting up a bit early for and heading outside with the binoculars maybe tomorrow or Sat morning. I like looking at the stars but I'm a cold wussy and hate to get up early. Love all the hardy souls that take pics

Posted by: palerider at November 14, 2013 04:50 PM (dkExz)

17 1066 someone lost their crown.
And winter is coming...

Posted by: andycanuck at November 14, 2013 04:50 PM (7Owhn)

18 Indianapolis is easily the most schizoid team in the NFL. How the hell do they beat the 49ers, Seahawks, and Broncos but lose to the Rams and Dolphins and now struggle against the Titans?

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 04:50 PM (fETNt)

19 What time is it best to go look for it? Posted by: Stormy70 at November 14, 2013 08:48 PM (q08b7) Take binoculars with you, and look up at the East an hour before sunrise, so around 5am. It's so close to the sun you will only be able to see it close to sunrise this month. There will be a bright star (Spica) above the Eastern horizon. Ison should be a few hands-widths (held out at arms lengths) above it. The chart above should help.

Posted by: CAC at November 14, 2013 04:51 PM (XQvbB)

20 Football for the bored. http://tinyurl.com/kk4f68f

Posted by: Nip Sip at November 14, 2013 04:52 PM (0FSuD)

21 Which one? The 90mm Mak ? The GoScope? The 90mm refractor?

Posted by: CAC at November 14, 2013 08:47 PM (XQvbB)

The GoScope. The budget is nonexistent after the unexpected truck repairs so I'll put beans and franks on the menu and remove the Valu-Rite. Comet viewing wins.

Posted by: Retread at November 14, 2013 04:53 PM (IiAs3)

22 #21 GoScope for the win. You should get a good view of ISON with it!

Posted by: CAC at November 14, 2013 04:54 PM (XQvbB)

23 Kevin Palmer and Schindler Leung's photos above are astounding.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at November 14, 2013 04:56 PM (N/cFh)

24 First one looks like a mighty sperm.

Posted by: CMU VET at November 14, 2013 04:57 PM (ejB0r)

25 Thank you! I can't wait to look for it tomorrow. I love these threads, by the way.

Posted by: Stormy70 at November 14, 2013 04:57 PM (q08b7)

26 Thanks CAC. I'm getting more into astronomy and this is pretty damn cool.

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at November 14, 2013 04:59 PM (GEeaH)

27
I saw Madonna open for Mighty Sperm back in '89.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 14, 2013 04:59 PM (iGPSR)

28 I hope so. The alternative is a pair of slightly post WWII era binocs that weigh about five lbs, and get a lot heavier pretty damn fast when hand held.

Posted by: Retread at November 14, 2013 04:59 PM (IiAs3)

29 With four comets in the same area of the sky at the same time, wonder what the Royal Astrologers in DC are thinking?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 05:01 PM (0fdrC)

30 Don't the best comets have asexual, sneaker wearing, death cults to herald them?

Posted by: Baldy at November 14, 2013 05:01 PM (2bql3)

31
so are some of those photos flipped or would that be the direction it is heading from that location? obviously I am truly ignorant of these astronomy things, but I welcome our Comet Riding Massive Insect Overlords.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 14, 2013 05:02 PM (iGPSR)

32 Plus we all know what a comet in the sky means for a troubled king. Posted by: CAC at 08:29 PM Nice catch! That hadn't occurred to me before! For those who don't get the reference: Halley's Comet appeared in 1066, just as the Normans were preparing to invade Englad. It was depicted chillingly on the Bayeux Tapestry: http://tinyurl.com/nkjfuru It was seen as an omen that foretold doom for the then king of England, Harold II. Guess what? The omen proved accurate: "In 1066, the comet was seen in England and thought to be an omen: later that year Harold II of England died at the Battle of Hastings; it was a bad omen for Harold, but a good omen for the man who defeated him, William the Conqueror. The comet is represented on the Bayeux Tapestry as a fiery star, and the surviving accounts describe it as appearing to be four times the size of Venus and shining with a light equal to a quarter of that of the Moon. Halley came within 0.10 AU of Earth at that time. This appearance of the comet is also noted in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Eilmer of Malmesbury may have seen Halley previously in 989, as he wrote of it in 1066: "You've come, have you? ... You've come, you source of tears to many mothers, you evil. I hate you! It is long since I saw you; but as I see you now you are much more terrible, for I see you brandishing the downfall of my country. I hate you!"

Posted by: zombie at November 14, 2013 05:02 PM (+cx5n)

Thanks CAC! I'm usually up around 5:45 but I may have to brave an earlier rising to see if I can spot this thing.

Posted by: madamemayhem at November 14, 2013 05:03 PM (S2RnE)

34 The Normans were horrible to the anglo saxons. They just killed everybody and everything. I read recently that the richest families in the UK today have french names. The fuckers just ripped everybody off. Still I wouldn't mind finding a mott and baily in my backyard. That would be cool. Plus, it would be a thousand years later.

Posted by: Jesse Pinkman, PhD Bitches! at November 14, 2013 05:07 PM (kkbgQ)

35 If you like your comet, you can keep it.

Posted by: ProfBarko at November 14, 2013 05:08 PM (622lK)

36 Since to the east of me is open horizon on the Atlantic, I should get a good show.

Posted by: traye at November 14, 2013 05:09 PM (E0+QH)

37 Halley made an appearance in 1531 Anno Domini.

Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519 Anno Domini.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 05:09 PM (0fdrC)

38 Those nuts that killed themselves - they were all intelligent. How could they fall for such shit?

Posted by: Jesse Pinkman, PhD Bitches! at November 14, 2013 05:09 PM (kkbgQ)

39
Eilmer of Malmesbury must have lived a long life.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 14, 2013 05:10 PM (iGPSR)

40 Mark Twain was both born and died in years Halley's Comet appeared. (Learnt in 5th grade when doing a book report on a bio of him.)

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 05:11 PM (fETNt)

41 Maybe it's a sign that ace got lucky tonight?

Posted by: Jesse Pinkman, PhD Bitches! at November 14, 2013 05:11 PM (kkbgQ)

42 It seems there were multiple calamities preying on the Aztecs. Someone Reichstag'd their temple to the war god. A fiery comet above while the lank rose and flooded the capital.

http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_a00.html

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 05:13 PM (0fdrC)

43 I like that .gif with the moving pictures and the stationary sky.

"It is said the comet precedes them, these world enders."

Posted by: another namless intertube crank at November 14, 2013 05:13 PM (RosbJ)

44 If you like your comet, you can keep it.

Posted by: ProfBarko at November 14, 2013 09:08 PM (622lK)

Hmmm, maybe we should have been courting ISON instead of wasting our time with that tease SMOD.

Posted by: Retread at November 14, 2013 05:14 PM (IiAs3)

45 37 Halley made an appearance in 1531 Anno Domini. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519 Anno Domini. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 09:09 PM (0fdrC) --I didn't think it was Halley, but I think it was *a* comet though.

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 05:14 PM (fETNt)

46 Crap, I like that .gif with the moving trees and the stationary sky.

Posted by: another namless intertube crank at November 14, 2013 05:14 PM (RosbJ)

47 Maybe it's a sign that ace got lucky tonight? or it's a sign that Barack Obama is The Prince that was Promised ... in which case, DOOM

Posted by: Adriane reads GoT too much ... at November 14, 2013 05:16 PM (jdRXP)

48 What is the optimal viewing time for DC area?

Posted by: DrRansom at November 14, 2013 05:19 PM (ET/v4)

49 Dope photos, thanks for sharing. Space, the final frontier.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at November 14, 2013 05:19 PM (7mQyC)

50 As bad as it all was it's nothing compared to what you people are going through with this Obama character.

Posted by: Eilmer of Malmesbury at November 14, 2013 05:20 PM (oFCZn)

51 Eric Cantor ✔ @GOPLeader Follow The President just threatened to veto our bipartisan bill to allow you to #KeepYourPlan. 9:20 PM - 14 Nov 2013

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at November 14, 2013 05:28 PM (e8kgV)

52
shake, rattle and roll.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 14, 2013 05:30 PM (iGPSR)

53 It's not a comet; it's a trap! A Democrat trap!

Posted by: Erick Erickson at November 14, 2013 05:33 PM (O7OxF)

54 If one means bad shit, four must mean some really bad shit for the king!

Posted by: Nick Shaw at November 14, 2013 05:33 PM (9Xn+t)

55 51 Eric Cantor ✔ @GOPLeader Follow The President just threatened to veto our bipartisan bill to allow you to #KeepYourPlan. 9:20 PM - 14 Nov 2013 Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at November 14, 2013 09:28 PM (e8kgV) Good...make him do it.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at November 14, 2013 05:33 PM (bCEmE)

56 The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Posted by: Chicken Little at November 14, 2013 05:33 PM (O7OxF)

57 40 Mark Twain was both born and died in years Halley's Comet appeared. (Learnt in 5th grade when doing a book report on a bio of him.) Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 09:11 PM (fETNt) ------------------- Weird!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at November 14, 2013 05:34 PM (dfYL9)

58 1066 someone lost their crown. Guess should go and try to find this one. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 14, 2013 08:33 PM (0fdrC) HornungsunuÂ…

Posted by: Edgar þæt Ætheling at November 14, 2013 05:34 PM (Vk2pI)

59 I saw Madonna open for Mighty Sperm back in '89. Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 14, 2013 08:59 PM (iGPSR) Who doesn't?

Posted by: Miley Cyrus at November 14, 2013 05:36 PM (Vk2pI)

60 A little mood music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyMTYXUXYvs

Posted by: The Political Hat at November 14, 2013 05:37 PM (Vk2pI)

61 Both this thread and the football game are slower than molasses in Winnipeg in January.

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 05:38 PM (fETNt)

62 Meanwhile, Clemson is just about in a dogfight with Georgia Tech.

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 05:40 PM (fETNt)

63 OT---Georgia Tech may make a game out of this yet. Possibly.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at November 14, 2013 05:40 PM (dfYL9)

64 Is this a non-political thread?

Posted by: Rio Bravo at November 14, 2013 05:41 PM (8KGvR)

65 If you are single with an adjusted gross income of $200,000 or file jointly with an income of $250,000 or more, you may be impacted. Once you sell your home, any profits over the first $500,000 are already subject to a capital gains tax. And now those profits will have an additional 3.8% tax to fund Obamacare.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at November 14, 2013 05:42 PM (e8kgV)

66
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeumyOzKqgI

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 14, 2013 05:46 PM (iGPSR)

67 ALERT FOR EARLY RISERS I see the problem...

Posted by: rickl at November 14, 2013 05:48 PM (sdi6R)

68 Clemson responded pretty quickly. They're just too good for GT, regardless of how motivated the Jackets are.

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 05:52 PM (fETNt)

69
over at Fox site:

The terrorists who attacked the Benghazi consulate last year knew the location of the safe room where Ambassador Chris Stevens and his security team sought shelter, according to a congressman who spoke for 90 minutes with the diplomatic security agent severely injured in the assault.
"He confirmed this - that it was a very well orchestrated, and well organized, almost a military operation, using military weapons and using military signals,"

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 14, 2013 05:53 PM (iGPSR)

70 Only GGE is up at that hour.

Posted by: dogfish at November 14, 2013 05:55 PM (nsOJa)

71 And Indy continues to dumbfound. Classic team playing both up and down to the level of its competitor in a given week.

Posted by: logprof at November 14, 2013 05:56 PM (fETNt)

72 A question up in the comments asked if there are other time to view the comet. Realistically it would be best to get up early to catch it in the next 2 weeks. The comet will reach perihelion at the end of the month (and not be visible due to its proximity to the Sun). If it stays together, it will begin to be viewable at or after sunset to the northeast and slowly climb a little higher off the horizon each day. The big "ifs" are whether it remains intact and how long it will maintain brightness as it journeys back to deep space. It's also possible that it breaks apart and still yields a pretty spectacular view.

Posted by: Coop at November 14, 2013 06:05 PM (lcpqc)

73 If it stays together, it will begin to be viewable at or after sunset to the northeast and slowly climb a little higher off the horizon each day. No, actually, because of its orbit, it will still be a predawn object after perihelion. I've run through it with Stellarium, and it will set about the same time as the Sun, so it probably won't be visible in the evening, at least until several days after perihelion, when it will be growing fainter.

Posted by: rickl at November 14, 2013 06:54 PM (sdi6R)

74 rickl- I could have been a little more clear. It will remain a predawn object but also after perihelion will set afte the Sun and gradually be seen in the evening. But the question remains (both predawn and evening) whether it will be bright enough to view if it stays together. I'd guess that by around mid December when there is enough separation at sunset and it's ~15* above the horizon if its intact it will still be fairly bright- +5 or better. Time will tell.

Posted by: Coop at November 14, 2013 07:54 PM (lcpqc)

75 Thanks for the comet pix. I really enjoyed them. I'm working in China (eastern seaboard) so I miss out on seeing the meteor showers and anything else sky related. The Sky is so darned dirty here ye be lucky to see the moon and 1 star (Venus maybe?) by naked eye on good night here. Everyone tells me to stop smoking. I look at the sky and say...Why? Cigarette smoke is the cleanest air I breathe over here...because it's filtered!

Posted by: Judge_Roy_Bean at November 14, 2013 08:06 PM (uEKgO)

76 Which one? The 90mm Mak ? The GoScope? The 90mm refractor? Posted by: CAC at November 14, 2013 08:47 PM (XQvbB) I got a 90mm Mak this week....ordering a camera adapter soon.

Posted by: BignJames at November 14, 2013 09:46 PM (j7iSn)

77 Frakkin' clouds....not directly overhead but from about 10:30 down to the horizon....shit!

Posted by: BignJames at November 15, 2013 01:17 AM (j7iSn)

78 Awright, dammit. I'm up. That thing had better be there when I get outside.

Posted by: Voice of Experience at November 15, 2013 01:23 AM (eR310)

79 {stinking sock}

No joy. I go outside and the streetlights are too bright to see anything smaller than Venus. Walk over to the riverbank to get away from the streetlights, just in time for a barge to come along, lit up like a Christmas tree. Wait for the barge to go by. Yes, there's the Big Dipper and Leo. But Virgo has been canceled due to overcast in the eastern sky.

I'll try again in a few. This comet-watching is fraught with hazard.

Posted by: creeper at November 15, 2013 01:57 AM (eR310)

80 I found it! Clearly a tail, as well. Looking over Madison, WI, using 12x36 IS Canon binoculars. Not naked eye by any means but findable by slowly sweeping up from Spica to Mars; it was near the left edge of the field. Distinctly fuzzier than the stars or planets

Posted by: Juan de Hattatime at November 15, 2013 02:26 AM (p7LQY)

81 Congrats, Madison, WI. Eastern Iowa is a bust. Maybe tomorrow. {yawn}

Posted by: creeper at November 15, 2013 02:43 AM (eR310)

82 Am I the only one to notice all the links in this article are broken? Also, the links before the fold are broken in a different way from the broken links after the fold. Also, the DarkSky domain seems to be dormant.

Other than that, this was a welcome post. Thanx for the heads up on comet ISON.

Posted by: Michael Reed at November 15, 2013 04:31 AM (HF3bR)

83 I just tried them all. Every one opened, save the link to Johnny Barton's photo. That got an Error 404. Clear cache?

Posted by: creeper at November 15, 2013 05:22 AM (eR310)

84 But can I get Comet Insurance?

Posted by: mojo at November 15, 2013 08:57 AM (AIC5Z)

85 The links didn't open for me either, but I figured it's because CAC excerpted them from an earlier thread. The url is ace.mu.nu plus the link. Darnit, CAC I have been hanging out in the darkest part of Tx right now (Big Bend) and was even up at the UT observatory earlier today. But I have nothing to look through in the morning . Too late for me this trip, but maybe sometime you can add to your buying guide your recommendation for the best telescope that can tuck into an overnight bag or a backpack. I don't suppose there's any way to improvise a scope out of common materials on the fly, is there?

Posted by: Recidivist lurker who left her telescope at home at November 15, 2013 02:41 PM (R/3Cp)

86 Check out last Sundays thread about comets! There's a GoScope by Orion that would be perfect!

Posted by: CAC at November 17, 2013 06:27 AM (nhOvd)

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