Two Bright Comets This year

[N8GAV]

My astronomy class for the past two Monday nights have been looking for two comets with our 8 inch telescope, but its been too cloudy. The first one, Pan-Starrs should been seen coming out the west around sunset. On March 12-13th it will be just west of the crescent moon and may be as bright. So in a couple weeks we will have something to look for. The Next one will be the big one, in fact it will be seen during the day. Comet Ison, might be the "Great Comet of 1680" it can be seen starting near the end of Oct. During the week of Thanksgiving the night sky will be as bright as if there was a full moon, and will be so until Dec. 6th. If we get a clear night next Monday I will down load a picture of Pan-Starrs,it should be near Pluto as it gets ready to swing on its path to the sun and I will post it.

[NY4Q]

I still have the paperback book I bought with lawn mowing money about the Comet Kohoutek (Greatest Fiery Chariot of all Time). The comet that would outshine all comets...

[suddenseer]

I still have the paperback book I bought with lawn mowing money about the Comet Kohoutek (Greatest Fiery Chariot of all Time). The comet that would outshine all comets...

I remember getting up real early to get a view of that one. what a disappointment.

[suddenseer]

My astronomy class for the past two Monday nights have been looking for two comets with our 8 inch telescope, but its been too cloudy. The first one, Pan-Starrs should been seen coming out the west around sunset. On March 12-13th it will be just west of the crescent moon and may be as bright. So in a couple weeks we will have something to look for. The Next one will be the big one, in fact it will be seen during the day. Comet Ison, might be the "Great Comet of 1680" it can be seen starting near the end of Oct. During the week of Thanksgiving the night sky will be as bright as if there was a full moon, and will be so until Dec. 6th. If we get a clear night next Monday I will down load a picture of Pan-Starrs,it should be near Pluto as it gets ready to swing on its path to the sun and I will post it.

I really hope to see these. I am not getting my hopes up. Every time there is an astronomical display, it rains here for days.

[N8GAV]

[QUOTE=suddenseer;516371]I really hope to see these. I am not getting my hopes up. Every time there is an astronomical display, it rains here for days.[/QUOTE

I am like you Tim, Dr. Harvey my instructor, said that Ison will be the best and last the longest.

[N2NH]

My astronomy class for the past two Monday nights have been looking for two comets with our 8 inch telescope, but its been too cloudy. The first one, Pan-Starrs should been seen coming out the west around sunset. On March 12-13th it will be just west of the crescent moon and may be as bright. So in a couple weeks we will have something to look for. The Next one will be the big one, in fact it will be seen during the day. Comet Ison, might be the "Great Comet of 1680" it can be seen starting near the end of Oct. During the week of Thanksgiving the night sky will be as bright as if there was a full moon, and will be so until Dec. 6th. If we get a clear night next Monday I will down load a picture of Pan-Starrs,it should be near Pluto as it gets ready to swing on its path to the sun and I will post it.

Can't wait to see those. We've had fog, snow or solid overcast for about 80% of the time in the last month.

[kb2vxa]

We shall see what we shall see, maybe the other side of the mountain. I'll never forget comet Hale-Bopp, the most spectacular astronomical display I've ever seen.

[KG4CGC]

Sounds cool.
Remember the one that had Applewhite and his gang all off themselves? Anyone ever look at that one through a decent pair of binoculars?

[N2RJ]

All of this will pale in comparison to when Betelgeuse goes supernova... could happen in our lifetimes.

[N8GAV]

All of this will pale in comparison to when Betelgeuse goes supernova... could happen in our lifetimes.

It may already have Ryan, and if it did it was 6,000 years ago. So we may see it because thats how long it takes the past to catch up with us. There is a star named RG211A, in the center of Leo that in the past 10 years they notice have "Srunk", as if it will implode soon.So we may see that too. It's a small star,about the size of our sun.