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 23 2011, 07:04 PM
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As expected, comet Lovejoy is growing more prominent as the New Moon approaches, and as the comet itself gets nearer. From Vello Tabur in comet-ml post #19044:
QUOTE Finally, I didn't have to drive too far this morning - only 30 mins out of Canberra to an old comet hunting location. My son and I arrived at 3 am and were immediately treated to a glorious sight upon stepping out of the car, with 2/3 of the tail already above the horizon. The comet seems brighter again, now that it is visible in a dark sky without moonlight interference. The brightest part (about 1/3 of the way along the tail from the head) easily outshines the LMC.
Got a few nice snaps too but I've only had time to put up this one:  |
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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 Mongo It is still very soon, but it appears that Comet L... Dec 16 2011, 10:12 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 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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