Comet ISON as photographed from the Teide observatory in the Canary Islands on Nov. 22, 2013. (Source: J.C. Casado/iac.es)

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2013/11/24/prettiest-picture-comet-ison/#.UpMOX6IbA1E

I ain’t seen anything, we’ve been overcast for many days.

dv said:

I ain’t seen anything, we’ve been overcast for many days.

Ah well. There’s always another comet around the corner.

Actually we are about to have the happy circumstance of having three comets visible to the naked eye, and that does not happen much.

Where is that footage from Kingy?

http://spaceweather.com/

Kingy said:

http://spaceweather.com/

Ha. I meant what space craft took the footage?

Unless I am interpreting the footage incorrectly. Isn’t it showing the Earth from a different vantage point in space?

NASA’s STEREO-A

Kingy said:

NASA’s STEREO-A

Thanks. I should have looked at your link before asking silly questions:

…

“COMETS IN THE SOLAR WIND: NASA’s STEREO-A spacecraft is monitoring Comet ISON as it approaches the sun. The latest movie from the spacecraft’s Heliospheric Imager captures not only Comet ISON but also Earth, Mercury, and Comet Encke.”

WARNING:

THIS THREAD HAS EMBEDDED VIDEO IN IT NOW, AND WILL CAUSE COMPUTERS ON ALL BUT THE FASTEST INTERNET CONNECTIONS TO HANG FOR SOME TIME.

Please, people – don’t embed videos. A link with a description is just fine, and allows others to make a choice.

Michael V said:

WARNING:

THIS THREAD HAS EMBEDDED VIDEO IN IT NOW, AND WILL CAUSE COMPUTERS ON ALL BUT THE FASTEST INTERNET CONNECTIONS TO HANG FOR SOME TIME.

Please, people – don’t embed videos. A link with a description is just fine, and allows others to make a choice.

Settle, Mr V, it’s just a GIF image of 4.7 mb, not a video.
It took about five seconds to download on my poota.

Spiny Norman said:

Michael V said:

WARNING:

THIS THREAD HAS EMBEDDED VIDEO IN IT NOW, AND WILL CAUSE COMPUTERS ON ALL BUT THE FASTEST INTERNET CONNECTIONS TO HANG FOR SOME TIME.

Please, people – don’t embed videos. A link with a description is just fine, and allows others to make a choice.

Settle, Mr V, it’s just a GIF image of 4.7 mb, not a video.
It took about five seconds to download on my poota.

My computer was completely unresponsive for about 20 minutes whilst it tried to get that gif-video downloaded and sorted out. Maybe your computer and/or connection is faster than mine. And I know mine is not the slowest connection, nor is it likely the slowest computer.

I was asking for a bit of thoughtfulness. And letting others know that they may have troubles.

Michael V said:

Spiny Norman said:

Michael V said:

WARNING:

THIS THREAD HAS EMBEDDED VIDEO IN IT NOW, AND WILL CAUSE COMPUTERS ON ALL BUT THE FASTEST INTERNET CONNECTIONS TO HANG FOR SOME TIME.

Please, people – don’t embed videos. A link with a description is just fine, and allows others to make a choice.

Settle, Mr V, it’s just a GIF image of 4.7 mb, not a video.
It took about five seconds to download on my poota.

My computer was completely unresponsive for about 20 minutes whilst it tried to get that gif-video downloaded and sorted out. Maybe your computer and/or connection is faster than mine. And I know mine is not the slowest connection, nor is it likely the slowest computer.

I was asking for a bit of thoughtfulness. And letting others know that they may have troubles.

Most likey something with your computer mate. a 4.7 mb GIF shouldn’t be any big deal. Even with a dial-up connection that should only take under five minutes to load.

Spiny Norman said:

Michael V said:

Spiny Norman said:

Settle, Mr V, it’s just a GIF image of 4.7 mb, not a video.
It took about five seconds to download on my poota.

My computer was completely unresponsive for about 20 minutes whilst it tried to get that gif-video downloaded and sorted out. Maybe your computer and/or connection is faster than mine. And I know mine is not the slowest connection, nor is it likely the slowest computer.

I was asking for a bit of thoughtfulness. And letting others know that they may have troubles.

Most likey something with your computer mate.

I think that’s his point…post a warning in the thread title.

poikilotherm said:

Spiny Norman said:

Michael V said:

My computer was completely unresponsive for about 20 minutes whilst it tried to get that gif-video downloaded and sorted out. Maybe your computer and/or connection is faster than mine. And I know mine is not the slowest connection, nor is it likely the slowest computer.

I was asking for a bit of thoughtfulness. And letting others know that they may have troubles.

Most likey something with your computer mate.

I think that’s his point…post a warning in the thread title.

How do I know what’s wrong with everyone else’s computer?

Spiny Norman said:

poikilotherm said:

Spiny Norman said:

Most likey something with your computer mate.

I think that’s his point…post a warning in the thread title.

How do I know what’s wrong with everyone else’s computer?

Must be a liberal voter…

poikilotherm said:

Spiny Norman said:

poikilotherm said:

I think that’s his point…post a warning in the thread title.

How do I know what’s wrong with everyone else’s computer?

Must be a liberal voter…

You’re making as much sense as Zarkov.

Well, we know that some forumers can’t watch youtubes :P

Those gifs are amazing

Spiny Norman said:

Most likey something with your computer mate. a 4.7 mb GIF shouldn’t be any big deal. Even with a dial-up connection that should only take under five minutes to load.

Work computer would crash if I tried to open this thread at work. Nothin’ I can do about it- they won’t do anything about the memory problems we all experience.

BTW what was wrong with the existing comet thread?

dv said:

BTW what was wrong with the existing comet thread?

NOTHING

Must be a liberal voter…
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Don’t worry Broad-Band will be available in your area soon…

ISON is now close, in the sky, to the sun.

As December wears on it will dim, but be far enough from the sun to be easily viewed.

dv said:

ISON is now close, in the sky, to the sun.

As December wears on it will dim, but be far enough from the sun to be easily viewed.

and on which day will it fall apart?

roughbarked said:

dv said:

ISON is now close, in the sky, to the sun.

As December wears on it will dim, but be far enough from the sun to be easily viewed.

and on which day will it fall apart?

already has they think…

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

dv said:

ISON is now close, in the sky, to the sun.

As December wears on it will dim, but be far enough from the sun to be easily viewed.

and on which day will it fall apart?

already has they think…

It was observed to go around the back of the sun, but only a thin streamer came around the other side. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25143861

Wocky said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

and on which day will it fall apart?

already has they think…

It was observed to go around the back of the sun, but only a thin streamer came around the other side. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25143861

Doesn’t bode well for the thanksgiving comet nomenclature.

They say that breaking up is, hard to dooo

Divine Angel said:

They say that breaking up is, hard to dooo

how can you mend, a broken heart?

Divine Angel said:

They say that breaking up is, hard to dooo

but can you say that cleaning comet speeew……

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

They say that breaking up is, hard to dooo

but can you say that cleaning comet speeew……

Will it then become a comet chameleon?

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

They say that breaking up is, hard to dooo

but can you say that cleaning comet speeew……

LOL
Space is a nearly infinite vacuum, it can clean it up.

Tamb said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

They say that breaking up is, hard to dooo

but can you say that cleaning comet speeew……

Will it then become a comet chameleon?

Nah, it won’t come and go, come and go-whoa-whoa.

Divine Angel said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

They say that breaking up is, hard to dooo

but can you say that cleaning comet speeew……

LOL
Space is a nearly infinite vacuum, it can clean it up.

By landing it where?

I recall when finishing a fruitless night of attempting to get photos of the last visit of Halleys. I was struck by the burning into my retinas of a bit of debris passing through our atmosphere. It is an event I can never forget. It looked like god struck a match. A spark at the extreme periphery of my vision that became a white line that traversed the whole hemisphere of vision(it is very flat country here) and passed the horizon looking like looking up the arse end of a rocket.

Divine Angel said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

They say that breaking up is, hard to dooo

but can you say that cleaning comet speeew……

LOL
Space is a nearly infinite vacuum, it can clean it up.

was fishing for the next chorus line, something like….

<
<
<

the plasmatic perihelion broke me in twoo(only two?)

what is a ball of rock and ice tooo dooooooooooo

;)

Soz. I was up way too early this morning to think of clever next lines.

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

but can you say that cleaning comet speeew……

LOL
Space is a nearly infinite vacuum, it can clean it up.

was fishing for the next chorus line, something like….

<
<
<

the plasmatic perihelion broke me in twoo(only two?)

what is a ball of rock and ice tooo dooooooooooo

;)

3cience is hard to put to lyrics.. though the moody blues put it with the mystery.

Divine Angel said:

Soz. I was up way too early this morning to think of clever next lines.

That’s always the case, here.

roughbarked said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

LOL
Space is a nearly infinite vacuum, it can clean it up.

was fishing for the next chorus line, something like….

<
<
<

the plasmatic perihelion broke me in twoo(only two?)

what is a ball of rock and ice tooo dooooooooooo

;)

3cience is hard to put to lyrics.. though the moody blues put it with the mystery.

all fiery endings deserve a musical…….

And all musicals should also have a fiery end :) I love musicals… and fiery ends.

Divine Angel said:

And all musicals should also have a fiery end :) I love musicals… and fiery ends.

Fiery ends are not such a good thing but can be cured eventually.

Divine Angel said:

And all musicals should also have a fiery end :) I love musicals… and fiery ends.

I have a Rocky Horror In Space Show evolving in my head…..

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

And all musicals should also have a fiery end :) I love musicals… and fiery ends.

I have a Rocky Horror In Space Show evolving in my head…..

The inward collapse before the ultimate closing with a big bang?

In space, no one can hear you sing.

roughbarked said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Divine Angel said:

And all musicals should also have a fiery end :) I love musicals… and fiery ends.

I have a Rocky Horror In Space Show evolving in my head…..

The inward collapse before the ultimate closing with a big bang?

the evolution of a solar system could be spoofed……

Divine Angel said:

In space, no one can hear you sing.

One of its few benefits.

Divine Angel said:

In space, no one can hear you sing.

there is the element of tragedy….

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

I have a Rocky Horror In Space Show evolving in my head…..

The inward collapse before the ultimate closing with a big bang?

the evolution of a solar system could be spoofed……

I can just see Earth being cut off by the other planets every time it tries to sing about it’s amazing development of life and human history….

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

The inward collapse before the ultimate closing with a big bang?

the evolution of a solar system could be spoofed……

I can just see Earth being cut off by the other planets every time it tries to sing about it’s amazing development of life and human history….

And that sneaky Martian retrograde move.

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

The inward collapse before the ultimate closing with a big bang?

the evolution of a solar system could be spoofed……

I can just see Earth being cut off by the other planets every time it tries to sing about it’s amazing development of life and human history….

You’re Tony Abbott now?

roughbarked said:

You’re Tony Abbott now?

say what where how?

Tamb said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

the evolution of a solar system could be spoofed……

I can just see Earth being cut off by the other planets every time it tries to sing about it’s amazing development of life and human history….

And that sneaky Martian retrograde move.

That one gets a +1 for elbow nudging.

Tamb said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

the evolution of a solar system could be spoofed……

I can just see Earth being cut off by the other planets every time it tries to sing about it’s amazing development of life and human history….

And that sneaky Martian retrograde move.

has there been a succesful educational musical yet?

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Tamb said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

I can just see Earth being cut off by the other planets every time it tries to sing about it’s amazing development of life and human history….

And that sneaky Martian retrograde move.

has there been a succesful educational musical yet?

My Fair Lady.

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Tamb said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

I can just see Earth being cut off by the other planets every time it tries to sing about it’s amazing development of life and human history….

And that sneaky Martian retrograde move.

has there been a succesful educational musical yet?

an opportunity exists to try and excel Holst

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Tamb said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

I can just see Earth being cut off by the other planets every time it tries to sing about it’s amazing development of life and human history….

And that sneaky Martian retrograde move.

has there been a succesful educational musical yet?

Hair.
Taught people to take their clothes off in public.

Tamb said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Tamb said:

And that sneaky Martian retrograde move.

has there been a succesful educational musical yet?

Hair.
Taught people to take their clothes off in public.

Was doing that long before the musical.