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Comet ISON in Gemini

Started by JJM, 02/09/2013 04:28PM
Posted 02/09/2013 04:28PM Opening Post
Here is a movie I made of Comet ISON (C/2012 S1 (ISON) moving against the star background in the Constellation Gemini. Six, ten-minute subs using a 7", f/7 TEC refractor.

The comet is still 372 million miles from Earth, on its way to a close encounter with the Sun later in the Fall. Some estimates say it could brighten to magnitude -5, about 144 million times brighter than shown in this movie!

The movie file is about a 1 MB download:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m92rct6mpekm55i/Comet%20Ison.m4v

Thanks for looking!

Jim McSheehy
Posted 02/09/2013 10:18PM #1
Very nice. Will this comet be favorable for the Northern Hemisphere or will it be best seen in the Southern?
Posted 02/13/2013 05:52PM #2
Cool!

Am I seeing things or does it have a short tail?

Jeff

"Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things" 8O
Posted 02/22/2013 01:58AM #3
Jim,
Nice work, I am hoping its as good or better than C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki) it was spictacular, my dad and I visited the local SF Bay Area foot hills Mount Umunhum for early morning views and images...

Best,
Dave