Starship Asterisk*

Comet Siding Sprongs C/2013 A1 On November 7th, 05:43-48ut. A small tail is easily seen now, Now less then a year from now from its very close approach to Mars on October 19, 2014.

Comet ISON C/2012 S1 On November 8th, 09:16-26ut.

Comet Lovejoy
Copyrights: Fabiano Cardoso Comet Encke (Nov 4th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach The SWAN ballet of three comets
Copyrights: Jean-Loup Bertaux Comet Lovejoy with M44 (Nov 7th)
Copyrights: Damian Peach

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) - November 04, 2013
Copyrights: Ernesto Guido, Nick Howes & Martino Nicolini Comet ISON (Nov 6th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Comet ISON
Copyrights: Jesús M. Vargas & Maritxu Poyal

Upstaging Comet ISON (For the Moment ...)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 784925044/
Copyright: Marion Haligowski


Upstaging Comet ISON (For the Moment ...) by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) was photographed as it was exiting the beehive cluster in the constellation Cancer on the morning of November 9, 2013. A stack of eighteen 8 second exposures (ISO 1600 / Canon T2i / Cannon 100 mm f/2.0 lens at f/3.2) The individual exposures were stacked using ImagesPlus.

Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy
http://flic.kr/p/hujpZL
November 10, 2013
Refractor APO TMB 130/780 f/6
Camera QSI-583wsg
LRGB 6x150 sec. each filter, bin2.
Oleg Bryzgalov & Vasiliy Oleynik
Ukraine

Comet ISON C/2012 S1 On November 12th, 09:32-09:36ut. Just above the tree tops on the mountain range. Animation 1st image is last imaged on may 14th being hidden by sun re-appearance on image Sept.14th thru November 12th, At: http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com/ISON- ... Anim-3.gif
(Equipment info on image)

Comet ISON C/2012 S1 On November 13th, 09:41-51ut. Two dense tails at the trailing end (neg). Severe gradients (sun glare) and tree branchs at the mountain range playing havoc with my guider, Could be my last session until it wraps around the sun if all goes well.

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) taken today from Spain. Comet is in outburst.


http://cieloprofundo.files.wordpress.co ... 14-j01.jpg

And the ISON evolution along this month, days 3. 9. 12 and 14


http://cieloprofundo.files.wordpress.co ... saico1.jpg

-Juanjo González

Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) November 8th 2013
Copyrights: Adam Block Four Comets (Lovejoy, ISON, LINEAR, and Encke)
Copyrights: Jimmy Westlake Comet ISON (Nov 7th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach

Captured on November 14, 2013, 5:00am local time. This is an LRGB image taken with an SBIG STF-8300M. 4 minutes each channel (2x2min each) for a total exposure of 16min.

hi,

Comet Lovejoy on Nov 14th near local group member LeoIII (on the left)


full pic here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/879 ... _Eos6d.png

55x60 seconds with Skywatcher Esprit 100/550 on AZ-EQ6, Canon Eos6d

cheers, Tommy

Comet Lovejoy C/2013 R1 On November 14th, 09:15-25ut. Displaying a long tail and a small bulge of dust just below of it. Inset showing bow shock that has been around for many days still.

Comet ISON C/2012 S1 On November 14th, 09:41-45ut. Very low now and rising above the mountain tops and the sunrise influence effecting image quality.

Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) High Overhead on November 14 2013
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 863180184/
Copyright: Marion Haligowski


Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) High Overhead on November 14 2013 by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Fifteen 8 second exposures (ISO 1600 / Canon T2i with a 100 mm f/2.0 lens at f/2.8) were stacked of Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) on November 14, 2013 using ImagesPlus. The comet has really increased in size and brightness since my last photograph of Lovejoy!

Is or should Comet Lovejoy be naked eye visible at the moment?

BMAONE23 wrote:Is or should Comet Lovejoy be naked eye visible at the moment?

I believe that comet Lovejoy has just barely reached naked eye visibility. The morning that I photographed the comet, I was just able to make it out using averted vision. See: http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php ... &year=2013

Using the 4 comet image posted by sandgirl above, and drawing a set of converging lines from the dipper cup, I located what appeared to be a tiny greenish speck in the sky at 6am. Perhaps lovejoy is more than just visible now

ISON Improves
Copyrights: Jerry Lodriguss Comet ISON outburst (Nov 15th)
Copyrights: Damian Peach

ISON this morning, and the evolution of the comet along this month:


http://cieloprofundo.files.wordpress.co ... esado2.jpg


http://cieloprofundo.files.wordpress.co ... saico2.jpg

-Juanjo

Comets: Lovejoy and ISON
Copyrights: Rolando Ligustri Comet 2012 S1 ISON (15/11/2013)
Copyrights: J. F. Hdez Constellations and Comet ISON
Copyrights: Dani Caxete Comet 2012 S1 ISON (16/11/2013)
Copyrights: J. F. Hdez

C/2013 R1 Lovejoy and C/2012 S1 ISON from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

C/2013 R1 Lovejoy
2013 nov 16


C/2012 S1 ISON
2013 nov 16


Jesús & Pepa
Observatorio Urbano Astronómico OUAJP
http://jesuspepa.blogspot.com.es/

C/2012 S1 ISON from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

C/2012 S1 ISON
2013 nov 20


Jesús & Pepa
Observatorio Urbano Astronómico OUAJP
http://jesuspepa.blogspot.com.es/

A simple montage of Comet ISON from Jan.-May (hidden by sun) Sept.-Nov. thru my last Observation and hopefully if it survives a recovery (continuation) within the next few weeks.

Title:
ISON last night

Object/Date:
C/2012 S1 ISON @ 2013-11-20

Tech data:
GSO 8" f/4 Refractor + Canon EOS 350D camera (15×25 sec. at ISO 800)

Description:
November 20 was the last night to see the comet before dawn in its way to perihelion. At 5 magnitude, to the limit for see it at naked eye. Although not fit in the 1,5º field of image, it shows a long bluish gas tail, inside seems have a narrow
orange band caused by sodium emission that only occurs near the Sun.

Post link:
http://cometografia.es/2013/11/ultima-noche-ison/

Copyright:
José J. Chambó