Comet Ison (now Comet Icarus!)

ian20v · 27-11-13, 11:33 PM

Anybody been watching this? Should be visible in the east just before sunrise,from December 3rd.

http://www.nasa.gov/

Coxy · 27-11-13, 11:37 PM

yep, was reading up on this yesterday.

Shame the view between me and the east is obscure by a bloody great big hill! I could climb up it and get a decent view though but given the time it'll be going over, that's not really an option!

missfire · 28-11-13, 11:08 AM

I've been reading aboot it! Hope it survives the turn. Just shows you how these things can come out of nowhere though! There's a lot of stuff out there.

Did you see the documentary that was talking about amino acids being created as a comet strikes another body in space? We are not alone...

ergo - christianity is indeed, wrong.

Error404 · 28-11-13, 11:37 AM

Yup that was a very good Documentary, didn't dumb it down too much as they normally do.

ian20v · 28-11-13, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by missfire

I've been reading aboot it! Hope it survives the turn. Just shows you how these things can come out of nowhere though! There's a lot of stuff out there.

Did you see the documentary that was talking about amino acids being created as a comet strikes another body in space? We are not alone...

ergo - christianity is indeed, wrong.

Yes that was very interesting,i liked the part about the earth travelling through space,orbiting the sun at over 60,000 miles, thats shifting!

ian20v · 28-11-13, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Coxy

yep, was reading up on this yesterday.

Shame the view between me and the east is obscure by a bloody great big hill! I could climb up it and get a decent view though but given the time it'll be going over, that's not really an option!

Same here, this is the southern uplands, no shortage of hills looking east,i'm gonna try and get a view of it being such a rare event,i remember seeing one going to primary school, it was very clear in the morning sky,that would be in the early 70s

Eddy · 28-11-13, 12:34 PM

Been following it for a few weeks,
A daly up-date can be found with this chap
http://www.youtube.com/user/BPEarthWatch

There are some theorys that we will get a few meteorites near or hitting earth in early January !!!!!

Could be just a load of cat pish tho ?

Eddy · 28-11-13, 07:09 PM

http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/interactive-model/

http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/perihelion-and-distance/

Coxy · 29-11-13, 07:51 AM

looks like we may not see it at all now

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...143861?SThisFB

4v6 · 29-11-13, 08:08 AM

Yeah its broken up. Didnt get to see it anyway.

28-11-13, 11:08 AM	#3
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,154	I've been reading aboot it! Hope it survives the turn. Just shows you how these things can come out of nowhere though! There's a lot of stuff out there. Did you see the documentary that was talking about amino acids being created as a comet strikes another body in space? We are not alone... ergo - christianity is indeed, wrong. Last edited by missfire; 28-11-13 at 11:11 AM.

28-11-13, 07:09 PM	#8
Eddy Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 904	http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/interactive-model/ http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/perihelion-and-distance/ Last edited by Eddy; 28-11-13 at 07:11 PM.

27-11-13, 11:37 PM	#2
Coxy 4 Ring Mafia Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire! Posts: 28,215	yep, was reading up on this yesterday. Shame the view between me and the east is obscure by a bloody great big hill! I could climb up it and get a decent view though but given the time it'll be going over, that's not really an option!

28-11-13, 11:37 AM	#4
Error404 Thobbing Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Staffs Posts: 490	Yup that was a very good Documentary, didn't dumb it down too much as they normally do.

28-11-13, 12:34 PM	#7
Eddy Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 904	Been following it for a few weeks, A daly up-date can be found with this chap http://www.youtube.com/user/BPEarthWatch There are some theorys that we will get a few meteorites near or hitting earth in early January !!!!! Could be just a load of cat pish tho ?

29-11-13, 07:51 AM	#9
Coxy 4 Ring Mafia Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire! Posts: 28,215	looks like we may not see it at all now http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...143861?SThisFB

29-11-13, 08:08 AM	#10
4v6 Ex Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,565	Yeah its broken up. Didnt get to see it anyway.