The Great Christmas Comet of 2011, 2011 W3 (Lovejoy) |
The Great Christmas Comet of 2011, 2011 W3 (Lovejoy) |
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 Dec 2 2011, 09:59 PM
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http://sungrazer.nrl.navy.mil/index.php?p=.../birthday_comet
Possible very bright sungrazing comet coming mid December - Comet Lovejoy C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) Information in the link above. |
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Dec 16 2011, 10:12 PM
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It is still very soon, but it appears that Comet Lovejoy is actually brighter than it was at the same distance from the Sun on the way in, and continues to brighten. (This is not a total surprise -- historically, close sun-grazers have tended to be more spectacular after perihelion than before, provided they survive it.) It could end up being a brilliant comet in the southern hemisphere in the coming days, once it moves a bit further from the Sun's glare.
Quicktime movie (The nucleus's brightness can be very crudely estimated from the size of the white oversaturation bars extending from the nucleus. They are already longer than any seen by this camera on the inbound trajectory.) |
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Sunspot The Great Christmas Comet of 2011 Dec 2 2011, 09:59 PM
Sunspot Here it comes
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov//dat... Dec 14 2011, 09:22 AM titanicrivers And check out the SOHO Movie Theater! Choose ... Dec 15 2011, 04:14 AM
SteveM QUOTE (titanicrivers @ Dec 14 2011, 11:14... Dec 17 2011, 03:39 AM Mongo Spaceweather
COMET LOVEJOY UPDATE: Matthew Knigh... Dec 15 2011, 07:59 PM stevesliva QUOTE (Mongo @ Dec 15 2011, 03:59 PM) If ... Dec 15 2011, 08:05 PM Mongo Same here. Right now it's overcast from horiz... Dec 15 2011, 08:31 PM Juramike It lives!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur... Dec 16 2011, 02:06 AM Mongo Here is another video:
http://sdoisgo.blogspot.co... Dec 16 2011, 03:52 AM Explorer1 That's one tough cookie....
Any estimate for h... Dec 16 2011, 08:09 AM jamescanvin 140,000 km (1.2 solar radii) above the surface Dec 16 2011, 08:31 AM Mongo QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Dec 16 2011, 08:31 A... Dec 16 2011, 02:45 PM Sunspot Seems to have left it's tail behind.
http:... Dec 16 2011, 09:48 AM Toma B QUOTE (Sunspot @ Dec 16 2011, 11:48 AM) S... Dec 16 2011, 04:08 PM Sunspot The Ion tail has reappeared too. Dec 16 2011, 10:47 PM Mongo Another movie:
SOHO LASCO C3
This site only show... Dec 17 2011, 03:29 AM nprev The next few days may prove interesting...and spec... Dec 17 2011, 03:34 AM Sunspot Visual sightings starting to come in now. Dec 17 2011, 01:10 PM Floyd Why is the view better from south of the Equater? ... Dec 17 2011, 02:31 PM Mongo Comet Lovejoy is no longer a daylight comet, so da... Dec 17 2011, 02:58 PM Floyd Thanks Mongo, great explanation! Dec 17 2011, 06:00 PM MaG Our friends took image from Argentina today mornin... Dec 17 2011, 08:46 PM Mongo This was posted today by highly respected astronom... Dec 18 2011, 10:30 PM nprev ...if John Bortle says anything about comets, I be... Dec 18 2011, 10:34 PM Stu Wow.
Ok, now I really am officially northern hemi... Dec 18 2011, 10:48 PM scalbers QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 18 2011, 10:48 PM) Wow.
... Dec 18 2011, 11:33 PM nprev Now, now, Stu...we had Hale-Bopp!
But, yea... Dec 18 2011, 10:55 PM Mongo Report of a daylight sighting of Comet Lovejoy on ... Dec 19 2011, 12:21 AM nprev Wow.
Mongo, please keep feeding salient info like... Dec 19 2011, 12:58 AM Mongo For those readers who are in the southern hemisphe... Dec 19 2011, 02:15 AM Mongo From Malargue, Argentina this morning: Dec 19 2011, 02:14 PM Mongo Finder chart for 35 degrees south on Wednesday mor... Dec 19 2011, 08:44 PM Stu Tail sighted - and photographed - from Australia..... Dec 19 2011, 09:30 PM Mongo This is interesting. From the comet-ml mailing li... Dec 19 2011, 09:45 PM nprev Magnificent!!! Dec 20 2011, 04:06 AM machi Amazing images, it's unbelievable, that this l... Dec 20 2011, 10:06 AM tasp Impressive it withstood the tidal effects too. Dec 20 2011, 02:06 PM Mongo Latest today from comet-ml mailing list:
QUOTE Hi... Dec 20 2011, 06:59 PM jamescanvin QUOTE (Mongo @ Dec 20 2011, 06:59 PM) The... Dec 20 2011, 09:45 PM nprev In moonlight, no less.
Good grief. Dec 20 2011, 07:45 PM Mongo Finder charts for 35 degrees South latitude on Thu... Dec 20 2011, 08:40 PM Mongo Oh-oh. That title change may have been premature.... Dec 20 2011, 11:51 PM Mongo A photo from this post:
QUOTE After reading Ian C... Dec 21 2011, 12:27 AM Mongo From comet-ml post #18958:
QUOTE Hi all,
When I ... Dec 21 2011, 12:52 AM Mongo From comet-ml post #18977:
QUOTE Hi All,
I have ... Dec 21 2011, 05:06 PM Mongo From this Brazilian Portuguese-language blog: Dec 21 2011, 05:09 PM Mongo From comet-ml post #18990 by Robert McNaught:
QUO... Dec 21 2011, 07:58 PM Mongo Here is a photo from this morning by outbackmanyep... Dec 21 2011, 08:07 PM Mongo Photo from this site: Dec 21 2011, 09:46 PM ugordan Wow. Dec 21 2011, 10:05 PM scalbers Very nice. Looks rather brighter than pieces of Mi... Dec 21 2011, 11:06 PM Mongo There are some incredible movies now available fro... Dec 22 2011, 12:07 AM Mongo The latest image of Comet Lovejoy, by Colin Legg. ... Dec 22 2011, 03:11 PM Stu Good grief... view from the ISS...
http://www.fli... Dec 22 2011, 06:54 PM Tesheiner Wow! Dec 22 2011, 07:20 PM Stu Lovejoy Rising...
Dec 22 2011, 08:44 PM centsworth_II This time lapse via a tip from Emily's Twitter... Dec 22 2011, 09:08 PM Stu Just saw that, wish I'd noticed there were ear... Dec 22 2011, 09:12 PM Mongo From comet-ml post #19028 by Dave Herald:
QUOTE A... Dec 22 2011, 10:48 PM Mongo Here is a cropped version of the full-resolution p... Dec 22 2011, 10:53 PM Mongo I like this shot, taken by Jim Gifford, it is very... Dec 22 2011, 10:58 PM Mongo From comet-ml post #19031 by David Seargent:
QUOT... Dec 23 2011, 12:35 AM Mongo A great photo by Lester Barnes of south Australia: Dec 23 2011, 01:57 AM Mongo Commentary by John Bortle (comet-ml post #19037) o... Dec 23 2011, 01:29 PM Mongo From comet-ml post #19038, replying to David Searg... Dec 23 2011, 01:34 PM Mongo Another report on the comet by Geoff Dudley (comet... Dec 23 2011, 01:42 PM Mongo Now that Lovejoy is "officially" a Great... Dec 23 2011, 02:00 PM Mongo As expected, comet Lovejoy is growing more promine... Dec 23 2011, 07:04 PM Mongo To make comparisons easier, I have put images of I... Dec 23 2011, 07:15 PM Mongo The tail is getting bigger! From Rob Kaufman ... Dec 23 2011, 07:21 PM Mongo From Robert McNaught, comet-ml post #19047:
QUOTE... Dec 23 2011, 10:42 PM Mongo More confirmation of today's observations, by ... Dec 23 2011, 11:08 PM Mongo A response by Vello Tabur in comet-ml post #19055 ... Dec 24 2011, 03:53 AM elakdawalla Mongo, I just want to say thanks for these summari... Dec 24 2011, 04:03 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Dec 24 2011, 08:03 A... Dec 24 2011, 04:13 PM Explorer1 That would be rather tricky, considering the Darie... Dec 24 2011, 06:46 PM Mongo Christmas Eve image of comet Lovejoy by Scott Alde... Dec 24 2011, 07:42 PM nprev W O W ! ! ! Dec 25 2011, 01:36 AM Mongo Yes, I think that Lovejoy has done quite well for ... Dec 25 2011, 02:08 AM Mongo From comet-ml post #19078 by David Seargent:
QUOT... Dec 25 2011, 02:55 PM Mongo From comet-ml post #19088 by Robert McNaught:
QUO... Dec 25 2011, 07:41 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19096 by Rob Kaufman:
QUOTE Here... Dec 26 2011, 02:30 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19100 bt Dave Herald, regarding the... Dec 26 2011, 02:35 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19101 by Rob Kaufman:
QUOTE Hi Fra... Dec 26 2011, 02:37 PM Mongo From comet-ml post #19115 by Jim Gifford:
QUOTE A... Dec 26 2011, 08:37 PM Stu Latest ISS shots put together...
Dec 26 2011, 09:07 PM Mongo From comet-ml post #19117 by Rob Kaufman:
QUOTE N... Dec 26 2011, 09:28 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19119 by John Bortle:
QUOTE --- In... Dec 26 2011, 10:57 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19122 by David Seargent
QUOTE Hi a... Dec 27 2011, 02:47 AM Mongo Comet-ml post #19122 by Vello Tabur
QUOTE Hi,
I ... Dec 27 2011, 02:54 AM Mongo From comet-ml post #19128 by Michael Mattiazzo:
Q... Dec 27 2011, 05:49 PM Mongo A spectacular image hosted on Gary Kronk's Com... Dec 27 2011, 08:02 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19131 by Andrew Pearce:
QUOTE Hi a... Dec 29 2011, 02:00 AM Mongo Comet-ml post #19142 by Andrew Pearce
QUOTE Hi Al... Dec 29 2011, 11:02 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19150 by Chris:
QUOTE Hi all,
I ob... Dec 31 2011, 01:13 AM Mongo From comet-ml post #19154 by Michael Mattiazzo
QU... Dec 31 2011, 02:15 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19169 and #19174 by David Seargent... Jan 1 2012, 06:39 PM Mongo Comet-ml post #19176 by John Bortle:
QUOTE By phy... Jan 1 2012, 06:43 PM nprev Just heard from my stepdaughter, who returned toda... Jan 2 2012, 03:28 AM |
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