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delboy ceg
11-16-2013, 10:16 AM
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24587-comet-of-the-cen tury-ison-finally-visible-to-naked-eye.html#.UodF-8R7Lmc (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24587-comet-of-the-century-ison-finally-visible-to-naked-eye.html#.UodF-8R7Lmc)

ISON is expected to keep brightening over the next few weeks – and could become a once-in-a-century comet so bright that it can be seen during the daytime

Hendon Gooner (Only Easy Day Was Yesterday))
11-16-2013, 11:00 AM
Only can be seen before dawn at the moment?

delboy ceg
11-16-2013, 11:03 AM
starwalk app is great for things like this

Hendon Gooner (Only Easy Day Was Yesterday))
11-16-2013, 11:27 AM
More info on viewing comet Ison at BBC Sky at Night web site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk7h

Supermac1976
11-16-2013, 11:57 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10450581/Sun-expect ed-to-flip-upside-down-as-magnetic-field-reverses-its-polari ty.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10450581/Sun-expected-to-flip-upside-down-as-magnetic-field-reverses-its-polarity.html)

barrybueno
11-16-2013, 12:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOOLrAa6LUw

Supermac1976
11-16-2013, 12:18 PM
http://youtu.be/8f8wAXDZ9D0

Hendon Gooner (Only Easy Day Was Yesterday))
11-16-2013, 12:24 PM

Supermac1976
11-16-2013, 12:26 PM
http://youtu.be/KqqPNY6Mx6s

barrybueno
11-16-2013, 12:55 PM

delboy ceg
11-16-2013, 01:39 PM
p.s. have a whale steak.. was rather nice