Karlis Posted September 25, 2012 #1 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Astronomy forums are buzzing with speculation about newly-discovered Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON). Currently located beyond the orbit of Jupiter, Comet ISON is heading for a very close encounter with the sun next year. In Nov. 2013, it will pass less than 0.012 AU (1.8 million km) from the solar surface. The fierce heating it experiences then could turn the comet into a bright naked-eye object. Source Edited February 6, 2013 by Waspie_Dwarf Added tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey14 Posted September 25, 2012 #2 Share Posted September 25, 2012 sounds like it will be quite the show when it happens. I think it will be awesome to witness it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted September 25, 2012 #3 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I'll be watching for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted September 26, 2012 #4 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Sucks we're going to miss this due to the end of the world and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey14 Posted September 26, 2012 #5 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Sucks we're going to miss this due to the end of the world and all Oh dang, that's right. Damn Mayans they ruin everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean6 Posted October 5, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 5, 2012 b4 anyone tells you that it will hit us, or make up stuff, here's the truth. New comet might blaze brighter than the full Moon A new comet has been discovered that is predicted to blaze incredibly brilliantly in the skies during late 2013. With a perihelion passage of less than two million kilometres from the Sun on 28 November 2013, current predictions are of an object that will dazzle the eye at up to magnitude —16. That's far brighter than the full Moon. If predictions hold true then C/2012 S1 will certainly be one of the greatest comets in human history, far outshining the memorable Comet Hale-Bopp of 1997 and very likely to outdo the long-awaited Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) which is set to stun in March 2013. http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1209/25comet/ http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/49295517/#49295517 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted October 5, 2012 #7 Share Posted October 5, 2012 That will be incredible to see. I'll be ready with the camera and hope it doesn't hit us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Fly Posted October 5, 2012 #8 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Its gunna smash into us. Fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted October 5, 2012 #9 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Apparently the world ends in December,so nobody will see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varelse Posted October 6, 2012 #10 Share Posted October 6, 2012 This is really the end of the world we thought would be in Dec. 2012. Back in 12 AD a Roman scribe decided he didn't like the number 13 so he skipped to AD 14. No one noticed or remembered after the dark ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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