Why Comet C/2012 S1 ISON is special

Publiée le 27 mars 2013

In this video, I show the data, latest images and videos, explain why Comet C/2012 S1 ISON is special, ask Nasa a question and make a special request. www.youtube.com/thornews

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Hubble Telescope Photographs Potential 'Comet of the Century'

NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has snapped stunning new photos of Comet ISON, which could become one of the brightest comets ever seen when it zips through the inner solar system this fall.

Hubble captured the new photos on April 10, when Comet ISON was slightly closer than Jupiter. At the time the icy wanderer was about 386 million miles (621 million kilometers) from the sun and 394 million miles (634 million km) from Earth.

The new images are already helping astronomers take a bead on the mysterious Comet ISON, which may shine as brightly as the full moon when it makes its closest pass by the sun in late November. (The comet poses no threat to Earth, NASA has said.)

[Photos of Comet ISON in Night Sky]

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of Comet ISON was taken on April 10, 2013, when the comet was slightly closer than Jupiter's orbit at a distance of 386 million miles from the sun (394 million miles from Earth).

CREDIT: NASA, ESA, J.-Y. Li (Planetary Science Institute), and the Hubble Comet ISON Imaging Science Team

Full Story: http://www.space.com/20787-comet-ison-hubble-photos.html

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Publiée le 18 janv. 2013

Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for breaking science news.

Astronomers are keeping a close eye on a newly-discovered Comet ISON, which could become visible in broad daylight later this year when it skims through the atmosphere of the sun.

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COMET C2012 S1 (ISON) SIMULATION (HD)

Publiée le 1 janv. 2013

This video shows a simulation of the comet C2012 S1 (ISON)

The simulation starts from outer space, but viewing point moves on the Earth in November, when the comet is shown even in daylight. Viewing location is Netherlands.

The simulation program is Starry Night Pro Plus with the latest ISON (c/2012 S1) NASA - JPL's HORIZONS system ephemeris.

In November 2013 if Comet survive we will see the spectacle of the century.

You can see pictures and videos after I upgraded my telescopes and cameras deep-sky imaging.

http://comet.c2012s1.info

Video Mirrored from and special thanks to:
http://www.youtube.com/user/magicodeman

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Hubble Telescope Photographs Potential 'Comet of the Century'

Encore+++: http://www.space.com/19372-comet-ison-photos-2013-great-comet.html