Comet ISON

[Amaterasu]

So the comet will swing around the sun (from Nov 28 to Dec 1) in three days?  Wow.

[sky otter]

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/comet-ison-view-reveal-deep-secrets-article-1.1514621#ixzz2kUmyB21r



Solar intensity has not yet tarnished the comet that came into being during the early days of the solar system's formation. NASA scientists, as well as amateur astronomers, are excited to see what secrets the icy space rock might hold.

By Michael Walsh / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 5:38 PM

The comet of the century" is blazing a trail so bright that it is visible with binoculars now and possibly with the naked eye later this week.

NASA scientists are excited to see how Comet ISON reacts to intense ultraviolet light and solar wind as the virgin space rock passes the sun for the first time.

"We are seeing the first heating of the body and the first releasing of the volatile ices and dust grains in the sunlight," Diane Wooden, an astrophysicist at NASA, told the Daily News. "The last comet that did this in a predictable way was Comet Ikeya-Seki in 1965."

ISON was formed in the outer-reaches of the solar system and solar heat has not yet scorched off its top layers. So it still has primeval, untarnished matter from the early days of the solar system's history.


"When it goes too close to the sun it's like the entire surface is released," Wooden said.

Scientists are exploring how the comet reacts to this intensity and what this might tell us about the solar system's earliest days.

It should come within just 730,000 miles of the sun on the day before Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27.

"It will come very, very close to the sun's surface," Denton Ebel, a meteorite specialist at the American Museum of Natural History, told The News. "We don't know what's going to happen, that's what's exciting. It could break into pieces."



Two amateur Russian astronomers discovered ISON 585 million miles away in September 2012. Astronomers had slightly more than a year to get ready for the comet's close pass by monitoring it with instruments on the ground and up in the sky, according to Space.com.

NASA has described the much-anticipated space rock's journey through the solar system as "perilous and violent."

Amateur star-gazers from across the globe have already reported seeing the comet with binoculars and telescopes.

"I have made my first confirmed binocular sighting of C/2012 S1 ISON as well," Englishman Pete Lawrence told Spaceweather.com. "ISON's head appears small and stellar through a pair of 15x70s optics."

The astronomy site said that the comet is streaking through the Virgo constellation low in the eastern sky. The comet's current total magnitude, or brightness, is around 7-8, which means it's about as bright as Venus.

Though scientists value ISON tremendously, amateur astronomers might be more interested in looking out for Comet Lovejoy, also in the early morning sky, which will be more visually spectacular.

mwalsh@nydailynews.com





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Got a good pair of binoculars? Incoming Comet ISON's visible now


Mike Wall Space.com
Nov. 11, 2013 at 5:14 PM ET

The potentially dazzling Comet ISON has brightened enough on its highly anticipated approach toward the sun that it's now visible through a decent pair of binoculars.


Skywatchers around the world have recently used binoculars to spot Comet ISON, which is streaking toward a close encounter with the sun on Nov. 28 that will bring the icy wanderer within just 730,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers) of the solar surface.

"I have made my first confirmed binocular sighting of C/2012 S1 ISON as well," Pete Lawrence, of the town of Selsey in the United Kingdown, told the website Spaceweather.com on Saturday (Nov. 9). "ISON's head appears small and stellar through a pair of 15x70s optics." [See amazing photos of Comet ISON by stargazers]

Comet ISON is cruising through the constellation Virgo at the moment and is visible in binoculars low in the predawn eastern sky, Spaceweather.com reports. The comet is currently as bright as an 8th magnitude star — too dim to be seen with the naked eye but easy to spot with binoculars or a small telescope.

ISON was discovered by two Russian amateur astronomers in September 2012, giving scientists more than a year to prepare for its close solar flyby. Researchers have been tracking the comet with a variety of instruments on the ground and in space, hoping to learn about ISON's composition by watching which gases boil off its surface at various distances from the sun.

Skywatchers have had a keen interest in ISON as well, for the comet could put on a great show in December if it survives its close pass by the sun later this month.

While some researchers have voiced optimism that ISON will hold together, there are certainly no guarantees; it's tough to predict the behavior of any comet, particular a "dynamically new" one such as ISON that's making its first trip to the inner solar system from the distant and frigid Oort Cloud.

Editor's note: If you snap an amazing photo of Comet ISON or any other celestial sight that you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please contact Managing Editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com.

Follow Mike Wall on Twitter @michaeldwall and Google+. Follow us@Spacedotcom,Facebook orGoogle+. Originally published on Space.com.

[sky otter]

i really hope i get a chance to see this one



http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/
Comet ISON

Update: This morning, November 13th, I looked at Comet ISON and Lovejoy in moderate light pollution. I could not see either one with the naked-eye. Comet Lovejoy could be seen with binoculars since it was over-head; however, Comet ISON was a wash-out. You definitely need to be out in the country away from the street lights! I still haven't looked for Comet Encke yet.

Update: I saw Comet ISON on the morning of the 11th. It is faint folks. I used a 10 inch reflector to see it, and it was just barely visible in the finderscope. Comet Lovejoy, however, was easy to see in binoculars and telescope and twice the size of ISON this morning. You could just make out a tail on Lovejoy in the telescope. Neither comet is naked-eye right now, and Comet ISON needs to turn up the "gas" if it is going to make naked-eye visibility later this month (but I doubt it). Comet Lovejoy is predicted to be naked-eye, and I felt I almost saw it this morning with just my eye. There is no way Comet ISON will be naked-eye this week.

I finally looked at Comet ISON and Lovejoy on the morning of November 10th with a 10 inch Celestron reflecting telescope with Comet Lovejoy at 6th magnitude and Comet ISON at 8th magnitude. Lovejoy easily beats ISON in appearance. Lovejoy showed a stellar core within the coma. Lovejoy's coma appeared twice as large as ISON's coma (and no stellar core was apparent in ISON). My finderscope showed Comet Lovejoy easily, but Comet ISON required a stretch of the imagination when viewed through the small scope. So in essence, Lovejoy was bigger and brighter than ISON, and Lovejoy was showing a bit of a tail, but neither were naked-eye this morning!


November 14th - 90 minutes before sunrise
All comets shown below require binoculars or a telescope!

[zorgon]

November 24 is best time to start looking  Find a high hilltop away from lights but it is only visible just before sunrise...

We have Halloran Summit here about 1 hour drive away  4500 feet no lights save a small gas station on the far side of the freeway

Going to try to look from there

[zorgon]

So the comet will swing around the sun (from Nov 28 to Dec 1) in three days?  Wow.

Yup Slingshot effect... Star trek used that to go fast enough to go back in time

But four comets at the same time...

That is freaking out the conspiracy nuts

[sky otter]

yeah.. plain-ass freakin wierd....


we have dark but also trees on the horizon.. gotta go up the hill..and will   
hope they can see us wavin from there

[sky otter]

forgot to post this on the six tailed one

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/wires?id=191947967&c=y

Hubble spots strange asteroid with 6 tails of dust
November 7, 2013Associated Press

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a six-tailed asteroid in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Scientists say they've never seen anything like it. Incredibly, the comet-like tails change shape as the asteroid sheds dust. The streams have occurred over several months.
A research team led by the University of California, Los Angeles, believes the asteroid, designated P/2013 P5, is rotating so much that its surface is flying apart. It's believed to be a fragment of a larger asteroid damaged in a collision 200 million years ago.

Scientists using the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii spotted the asteroid in August. Hubble picked out all the tails in September.

The discovery is described in this week's issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.

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and this



http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/Tails-of-a-Very-Unusual-Asteroid-231624201.html

"Tails" of a Very Unusual AsteroidAt first, observers thought the object designated P/2013 P5 was a comet lurking among the asteroids. But two sets of Hubble images show instead that's a bizarre asteroid that's shedding tails of dust into space.

David Jewitt is a veteran solar-system observer with a special interest in "main-belt comets," coma-shrouded objects that orbit among the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter. In fact, the UCLA astronomer has tracked down all 10 of the known ones.

So, in mid-August, when a team of observers led by Marco Micheli (University of Hawaii) discovered an 11th candidate, which was given the periodic-comet designation P/2013 P5 (PanSTARRS), Jewitt jumped into action. He quickly got approval to image the new object with the Hubble Space Telescope on September 10th and 23rd — and the resulting images were incredible.


Two false-color views of P/2013 P5, as recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope 13 days apart. The projected appearance of the object's six tails changed dramatically in that time. Each tail is identified with a letter; N is for the main object.
NASA / ESA / D. JewittInstead of a simple object with a single tail streaming behind it, P/2013 P5 turned out to have six tails radiating away from the central body. Moreover, the tails' appearance changed dramatically in the two weeks between Hubble's photo sessions. "We were literally dumbfounded when we saw it," Jewitt notes in a press release.

The tails weren't created all at once. Instead, based on modeling by team member Jessica Agarwal (Max Planck Institute for Solar
System Research), they appear to have been shed by the central body on six specific dates: April 15th, July 18th, July 24th, August 8th, August 26th, and September 4th. The tails then stretched out in a way that suggests their tiny particles range from 10 to 100 microns in size.

But P/2013 P5 probably isn't a comet. For one thing, it's in an orbit shared by the Flora family of asteroids, which formed roughly 200 million years ago, so it's likely just a chip off this grouping's parent body. Nor is it plausible that a rogue comet somehow became captured into asteroid-belt residency. A collision could certainly raise a cloud of dust — but not six times over the past half year.

Instead, Jewitt and his collaborators conjecture (in November 20th's Astrophysical Journal Letters) that the central mass is simply shedding dust every now and them. Using the Hubble images and knowing that Flora-family asteroids have fairly reflective surfaces, they estimate that the "nucleus" is no bigger than 1,600 feet (0.5 km) across — and probably somewhat smaller. So there's barely enough gravity to hold itself together.

If P/2013 P5 spins rapidly, which is likely a common trait within the Flora family, then dust on its surface must be sliding toward its equator, where it piles up and sloughs off into space. Sounds a little far-fetched, but the team finds this the most plausible explanation. And since the tails together represent no more than about 0.1% of the body's mass, they'll likely keep appearing until the near-surface dust runs out.


Posted by Kelly Beatty, November 12, 2013
related content: Solar system

[zorgon]

The Universe is no longer unfolding as it should

BTW we are kinda entering a new region of space... perhaps it is the arm of Sagitarius where we originated after all

[sky otter]

ah yes the arm of sag.. or is it the 13th sign ...bwhahahahahahahah


The Carina–Sagittarius Arm (also known as Sagittarius Arm or Sagittarius–Carina Arm, labeled -I) is generally thought to be a minor spiral arm of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.[1] Each spiral arm is a long, diffuse curving streamer of stars that radiates out from the galactic center. These gigantic structures are often composed of billions of stars and thousands of gas clouds. The Carina–Sagittarius Arm is one of the most pronounced arms in our galaxy as a large number of HII regions, young stars and giant molecular clouds are concentrated in it.[2]

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, consisting of a central crossbar from which two major and several minor spiral arms radiate outwards. The Carina–Sagittarius Arm lies between two major spiral arms—Scutum–Centaurus Arm inside and the Perseus Arm outside.[1] It is named for its proximity to the Sagittarius and Carina constellations as seen in the night sky from Earth, in the direction of the galactic center.

The Sagittarius Arm is divided into two parts. Curving outward from the galaxy's central bar is the Sagittarius Arm (Sagittarius bar), which further outward becomes the Carina Arm.[1]




Ophiuchus (astrology)
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18th century star map illustrating how the feet of Ophiuchus cross the ecliptic
Ophiuchus /?fi?ju?k?s/ has sometimes been used in sidereal astrology as a thirteenth sign in addition to the twelve signs of the tropical Zodiac, because the eponymous constellation Ophiuchus (Greek ?? "Serpent-bearer") as defined by the 1930 IAU constellation boundaries is situated behind the sun between November 29 and December 17.[1]

The idea appears to have originated in 1970 with Stephen Schmidt's suggestion of a 14-sign zodiac (also including Cetus as a sign). A 13-sign zodiac has been suggested by Walter Berg and by Mark Yazaki in 1995, a suggestion that achieved some popularity in Japan, where Ophiuchus is known as Hebitsukai-Za (?, "The Serpent Bearer").

Mainstream sidereal astrology, notably Hindu astrology, and tropical astrology (including the popular sun sign astrology), use the traditional 12-sign zodiac based on dividing the ecliptic into 12 equal parts rather than the IAU constellation boundaries, and do not regard Ophiuchus as a sign.

There is considerable confusion between the notion of a sign, which is an equal division of the sky into 12 in both the Vedic and the Western systems of astrology, and a constellation, which is a grouping of stars that touches the ecliptic. While Vedic uses a sidereal system based on the stars, that sidereal horoscope is divided evenly into 12 signs which are symbolic of the varying-size constellations they make contact with.

In this regard it is significant to note that the intermittent astrological use of Ophiuchus is particular to the American civilization that was cosmologically contiguous with Egypt's 18th dynasty. Astronomical scholars in Africa and America conferred to produce a new grouping of thirteen ecliptical constellations to rectify the discrepancies between extant American and Ethiopian astrological forecasts of the worldwide effects of the Venus transit. The use of the thirteenth constellation predicted the precession of the equinox into the Age of Aquarius (February 19 -March 20) on July 13, 2013 and the reoccurrence of a ten planet alignment in Ophiuchus on June 13, 2014 that marks the culmination of the effect of the end of B'ak Tun thirteen on December 21, 2012.

History
Ophiuchus and some of the fixed stars in it were sometimes used by some astrologers in antiquity as extra-zodiacal indicators (i.e. astrologically significant celestial phenomena lying outside of the 12-sign zodiac proper). The constellation is described in the astrological poem of Manilius: the Astronomica, which is dated to around 10 AD. The poem describes how:

Ophiuchus holds apart the serpent which with its mighty spirals and twisted body encircles his own, so that he may untie its knots and back that winds in loops. But, bending its supple neck, the serpent looks back and returns: and the other's hands slide over the loosened coils. The struggle will last forever, since they wage it on level terms with equal powers".[2]

Later in his poem, Manilius describes the astrological influence of Ophiuchus, when the constellation is in its rising phase, as one which offers affinity with snakes and protection from poisons, saying "he renders the forms of snakes innocuous to those born under him. They will receive snakes into the folds of their flowing robes, and will exchange kisses with these poisonous monsters and suffer no harm".[3] A later 4th century astrologer, known as Anonymous of 379, associated "the bright star of Ophiuchus", Ras Alhague (? Ophiuchi), with doctors, healers or physicians (), which may have been because of the association between poisons and medicines.[4]

Based on the 1930 IAU constellation boundaries, suggestions that "there are really 13 astrological signs" because "the Sun is in the sign of Ophiuchus" between November 29 and December 17 have been published since at least the 1970s.[5]

In 1970, Stephen Schmidt in his Astrology 14 advocated a 14-sign zodiac, introducing Ophiuchus (December 6 to December 31) and Cetus (May 12 to June 6) as new signs.[6] Within 20th-century sidereal astrology, the idea was taken up by Walter Berg in his The 13 Signs of the Zodiac (1995). Berg's The 13 Signs of the Zodiac was published in Japan in 1996 and became a bestseller, and Berg's system has since been comparatively widespread in Japanese pop culture, appearing for example in the Final Fantasy video game series and the manga and anime series Fairy Tail.

In January 2011, a statement by Parke Kunkle of the Minnesota Planetarium Society repeating the idea of "the 13th zodiac sign Ophiuchus" made some headlines in the popular press.[7]

Symbol
Schmidt introduced his own symbol for his Ophiuchus sign in 1974. It was a stylized representation of a man carrying a snake.[8]

In 1995 Berg also proposed a symbol for Ophiuchus, and it has come into comparatively widespread use in Japan. In 2009, it was suggested for inclusion in the Unicode standard as part of an emoji extension.[9] The symbol looks like a letter U with a superimposed tilde (U?). It has been added to the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols codepage (U+26CE ?) as of version 6.0 (October 2010).

In his 2011 book, Kanatas Vasilis suggested the Greek letter phi (?) as the symbol for the sign of Ophiuchus, from the Greek word for Ophiuchus, "??".[10]

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Pick a Planet and Propitiate ~ 13 November 2013

Based upon observations of telescopes orbiting far above the Earth's atmosphere and out of the range of the set design debris for the movie, Gravity, astronomers have recently concluded that out of the tens of billions of planets, the universe likely contains 8.8 billion planets that can support life similar to what occupies Earth. These planets are in the "Goldilocks Zone," meaning they are not too hot; not too cold.



Of course, that could mean that grumpy bears are about ready to return home and take on domestic intruders. In honor of grump, many have unwittingly joined a campaign about this sidereal revelation that sounds as if they have just awakened from an extended hibernation and need to eat some blueberries and absorb their healing antioxidant properties while resetting their blood sugar. These folks say things like: "No big deal. Sooner or later the aliens on those planets will show up and we'll find out all those science fiction movies were made by psychics," or "We'll just end up ruining those planets, too," and "It's amazing. Those planets must all be 6,000 years old, too."



Of course, the capitalists, no doubt charter members in the Optimist's Club, are drooling. Realtors are thinking of the virtually unlimited number of homes that can be sold. Construction companies are plotting with visions of strip malls, office buildings and homes to build. Mining companies are thinking about resources to extract - not realizing that planets in those solar systems likely have the equivalent of an underworld lord like Pluto, too. And utility companies cannot wait to get their fracking hands on those planets.



And here I am wondering why people on Earth cannot even comprehend all their own planets in their own damn solar system.



Really, now! The former asteroids Ceres and Vesta have been classified as planets. Haumea, Makemake, and Eris are planets. Yes, they have that pesky dwarf prefix that serves as a diminishing asterisk to those who have not yet applied their merits, but they are planets. And Sedna, well, no one has successfully defined her yet.



It's the approach of the holiday season where, no matter what religious or spiritual lens one uses, it's time to go reflective, become more generous than usual and react through the peace on Earth filtering system. Add to that, the end of the Gregorian Calendar year on an immediate horizon. The typical contemplation of how the year has gone and what can be done to make the next one better slowly creeps into our consciousness.



So why not pick a planet, any planet, and propitiate to that planet? That's right. Pick any planet in the solar system, focus on its greatest aspiration agenda and use the principles suggested by that agenda to guide your life for the next while. There's a kluge for personal use following, but first some background on this line of thinking.



All came to me as I was contemplating the recent spying scandal surrounding the covert intelligence agencies of the United States... that is, the agencies we know about. It's a Saturn in Scorpio thing. Limits on the agendas of secrecy and clandestine activity, amplified by the fact that these revelations really starting hitting the Scorpionic fan as Saturn crossed the perihelion of Pluto - Pluto's closest position to the Sun and the point where the greatest urgency of matters ruled by Pluto appear. Back in the early 1980s during the Reagan administration, NASA flew a bunch of Department of Defense top secret space shuttle missions, focused near the time that Pluto crossed its own perihelion! Reagan had a thing for Star Wars and there's no telling what junk was launched during that time. Only Sandra Bullock, the star of Gravity, knows for sure. But Reagan was the dude, who in a true Aquarian moment, commented that if aliens attacked, the countries of the world would finally unite.



In other recent news, the United Nations, launched an exploratory committee to figure out what to do if Earth were threatened by the approach of large, wayward meteors, comets and asteroids.



And back to the point of this topic: Jupiter recently aligned with his own heliocentric north node. Recently Uranus squared the nodes of Jupiter. Between Christmas and New Year, Jupiter will square his own perihelion... his orbital point of urgency. Seems that with the stimulation to the orbital elements of Jupiter, by his own grandness and the unpredictable "be ready, anything can happen" Uranus, it's time to reset bearings to the optimism settings. Create hope, aspiration and be zany enough to believe it can happen... and it can happen to you. This way, you'll get off the duff and doing the deeds that it takes to put dharma in play.



So pick a planet. Any planet. Follow the prescriptions/suggestions of the planet's north node and like a moth to a flame, follow the beacon emanating from that planet's lodestone generator.



Mercury / Taurus

Think in practical terms. Plan. Detail and work out a structure for monetizing idea.

Assess the merit of your ideas, inspirations.

Value your brain.

Honor your smarts.



Venus / Gemini

Realize others want what they want. Failure to include you, in part or in whole, is not rejection.

Coins have two sides, right? Honor the good and evil of money.

Want what you want free of justification.

Argue the distinctions between need and want, and the ethics of each, until your brain is tired. Then, follow your instincts.



Mars / Taurus

Remember, after sowing and before reaping, comes cultivation. No slacking on fostering things.

Honor the axiom "perseverance furthers."

Value action - an intangible force - as the most tangible part of manifestation.

Honor all senses fully. Become a five-sentient being.



Ceres / Gemini

Distinguish between ideas and cause in matters in which you feel the need to advocate.

In all situations, think in terms of benefit to all parties involved.

Take time to honor accomplishment, cultivation and completion.

Cultivate an attitude that a win for one is a win for all.



Vesta / Cancer

Your domestic space is the best sanctuary for retreat and refreshing your spark. Use it well.

Commitment, when declared, must be upheld.

Rules to which you agree to conform are the law.

Respect special treatment when received. Express thanks for kudos and accept with humility.



Jupiter / Cancer

Fostering strong, healthy beliefs is one of the most nurturing activities to uphold.

Your body is your homeland.

Your beliefs are your bill of rights.

Your spirit is your constitution.



Saturn / Cancer

Live by Ben Franklin. "Early to bed, early to rise..." No? Okay, just get plenty of rest, then.

Redefine your protein intake such that it is perfectly consistent with your body's absorption ability.

Work hard. Play harder.

Eliminate false modesty and self-deprecating tendencies.

Be gracious and complimentary. Accept praise with dignity.

Create mirth and engage in good humor.



Chiron / Libra

Relate to your nature and spirit.

Remembering that everyone has their "cross" (Chironic wound), do not meddle in the wounds of others unless a negotiation for your involvement in their space has been transacted.

Yield and cooperate, but never to the point of compromise.

Affirm you are enough, and that such affirmation gives you a leg upon which you can stand.



Uranus / Gemini

Honor duplicity, realizing that your offbeat idea is one side of the coin.

Cultivate respect for constancy and persistency.

Be bold and courageous when pitching.

Listen to feedback and apply what relates. Data solidifies the arc of tangents.



Neptune / Leo

Go Hollywood. Believe in the dream no matter what the odds.

Apply vanity to the presentation of yourself in life.

Let your appearance speak the truth of your soul.

As for confidence, pretend you have it until it locks in.



Pluto / Cancer

Nurture the needs of your soul.

Feel what you feel.

Honor what you feel.

Be honest about what you feel with complete ownership over your emotional nature.



Haumea / Leo

Find the fun in fertile imagination.

Explore every creative pursuit you've always wanted to do and have never done.

Make every act in life a brilliant performance.

Stand centerstage in your consciousness. All lights beam on your agendas with primary focus.



Makemake / Gemini

Honor your crazy ideas.

Prototype your crazy ideas.

Write some great PR and present it to the world in traditional formats.

Believe the PR you write for yourself.



Eris / Taurus

Create your own value system.

Assess how economic strata, financial obligations and stuff affect your spirit.

Break addictions to the constraints of culture, social standards and success profiles.

Find your counterculture spark and brand it as cultural.

Waste no time on "pop" activities.



Sedna / Leo

Shake your head and clean out the cobwebs.

Do your research. Due diligence is key.

Take time to perceive and follow your body's reaction sensors before engaging in new adventures.

Engage every act as if it intends to further your soul.



You know, now that I think about it, this is an "occupy" campaign. Occupy our planet, honor the solar system and be a contributing participant on Earth whose actions and agendas lead to progress and evolution. Get involved in your life and accept planetary guidance.



This is Occupy Earth Part I!



Part II comes next week... ready or not.



So, as the year winds down are you finally going to sign on for that consultation? Get yourself a galactic or relationship report as a template for going forward? Maybe purchase the Galactic Trilogy CD to alter the way you view astrology forever (and in a good way)? Get ordering and scheduling. Venus and Mars will retrograde soon and you'll be more prepared than most if you do.

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[zorgon]

ah yes the arm of sag.. or is it the 13th sign ...bwhahahahahahahah

The Milky Way - Welcome to your New Home Galaxy!
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/forum/index.php?topic=152.msg1366#msg1366

[sky otter]

well you can't see that unless you sign in 

and
as usual ..ahead of most with the info Z...

i had seen a bit of that before
verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyy interesting

and may explain this comet movements

tanks bunches

[zorgon]

I am still trying to find out more abut this 'region os space' we are entering. NASA mentioned it, then they told us they found the portals...

but I haven't had much time to follow up on all that

One quick link 

"entering a denser region of space"

Earth approaching denser region of space- collison dangers increasing
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/earth-approaching-denser-region-of-space-collison-dangers-increasing/

"entering a new region of space" gets Voyager stuff

[sky otter]

i can't remember where i read that portal thing.. but i will check it out as soon as i have some time

i think it deserves it's own thread..

and if nasa mentions it.. it must be old news...now there's an oxymoron 

[sky otter]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/15/comet-ison-visible-naked-eye_n_4280731.html

Comet ISON Visible To Naked Eye After Outburst Of Activity, Observers Say

Space.com  |  By Joe Rao
Posted: 11/15/2013 9:09 am EST


Get ready for a stellar show. The much-anticipated Comet ISON is now visible to the naked eye according to reports from many observers.

Comet ISON — the potential "comet of the century" — has suddenly brightened in an outburst of activity with just two weeks to go before it literally grazes the surface of the sun.

In recent months, Comet ISON has repeatedly befuddled forecasters trying to anticipate just how bright it will ultimately become. But earlier this week, the comet's brightening trend again seemed to sputtering and stalling, but more recent observations suggest a sudden and radical upsurge in brightness. [Photos of Comet ISON: A Potentially Great Comet]




An hour before sunrise on Monday morning, November 18, catch a sight of the elusive planet Mercury, with brightening Comets ISON and Lovejoy as a bonus.

Comet ISON lightens up, literally

Comet ISON is now in full outburst mode, becoming many times brighter over just the past few days. Astronomers measure the brightness of objects in the night sky as magnitude, in which the brighter an object is, the lower its magnitude number. The human eye can perceive objects as faint as magnitude +6.5.

According to veteran comet observer, John Bortle, Comet ISON was shining only at magnitude +8.5 on Monday (Nov. 11) morning — more than six times too dim to be visible to the unaided eye. But by Wednesday morning, the comet's brightness had increased three-fold brightening to +7.3. [8 Essential Facts About Comet ISON]

If that was a surprise, an even bigger one was waiting for Bortle on Thursday morning (Nov. 14).

"Ready to go at 4:45 a.m. but I couldn't figure out what the funny-looking, blotted, star that came into view was," Bortle said. "[Was my] seeing that bad? But, no, the 'blotted star' was, in fact, at the comet's position! Getting to the point, the little but intensely condensed, globular cluster-looking comet was a whopping magnitude 5.4 — two full magnitudes brighter than just 24 hours ago! This makes for a three magnitude total rise since my observation on Monday."


Justin Ng sent in a photo of comet ISON, taken in Singapore, Nov. 4, 2013.


In just 72 hours, Comet ISON increased nearly 16 times in brightness.

Carl Hergenrother, acting co-coordinator of the comet section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, has confirmed Bortle's observations.

"ISON has dramatically brightened over the past few days," Hergenrother told SPACE.com via email. "The latest observations put the comet around magnitude 5.7 to 6.1 which is a 2+ magnitude increase from this weekend. My own observations from this morning in 10x50 and 30x125 binoculars show a nice 'lollipop' comet with a very condensed blue-green head and a long narrow tail. The tail was over 1 degree in length even in the 10x50s. The comet may continue to brighten as the outburst is still in its early stages."


Unmistakable comet outburst

Long Island amateur Dennis Wilde was also impressed by ISON's appearance in the predawn sky Thursday morning.


Astrophotographer Mike Hankey sent in a photo of Comet ISON, taken on Nov. 10, 2013, from his location in Auberry, CA (near Fresno). He has been imaging ISON regularly since Sept 21 and noticed a more prominent jet in recent days.

"ISON, while not as large as the full moon, was an impressive sight in the eyepiece," Wilde said. "The coma was compact with a very bright apparent nucleus, very bright green in color. The tail was very thin and bright near the coma and widened slightly as it extended out to almost 3.5 degrees as seen in the 15". It wasn't huge or extraordinarily bright but it was a great view nonetheless. I viewed the coma at up to 490x and it was uniformly dense and bright. There was no indication of the start of any breakup. After finding it with the telescope it was quite easy to pick out the coma with the [binoculars]."

This outburst is not completely unusual since ISON has demonstrated short "spurts" of brightening over the past few weeks, but they were quickly followed by abrupt slow-down in its brightening trend.

So will the current outburst persist until the comet arrives at the sun on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28)?

"Whether by chance we have caught the comet at the peak of the outburst is certainly debatable (to me rather improbable) and it may well still brighten further," Bortle said.

"The comet may continue to brighten as the outburst is still in its early stages," Hergenrother said. "Whether this outburst will be a short-lived event or the beginning of a more active phase is still to be seen."

This sudden upsurge in brightness is certainly very good for a comet that until now seemed to be running well behind in brightness predictions. It seems now that we can feel a little more optimistic about this enigmatic object putting on show for us later this month on into early December.

Comet ISON was first discovered by Russian amateur astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok in September 2012. The comet is officially designated C/2012 S1 (ISON), with ISON standing for International Scientific Optical Network.

The comet is rapidly approaching its Nov. 28 perihelion and as a result it is becoming more and more difficult to observe low near the east-southeast horizon in the dawn sky. Still, observers with access to a clear horizon may be able to follow ISON for about another week.

Next Monday morning (Nov. 18), ISON will be passing close to the bright 1st magnitude star Spica in Virgo. Using the handle of the Big Dipper, sweep an arc to the brilliant orange star Arcturus. Then continue that arc on to Spica. Using binoculars, ISON should still be readily be visible as a fuzzy star with a short tail.

Will it still be visible to the unaided eye? Check it out for yourself!

Editor's note: If you snap an amazing picture of Comet ISON, Comet Lovejoy or any other night sky view that you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, send photos, comments and your name and location to managing editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com.

You can follow the latest Comet ISON news, photos and video on SPACE.com.

Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for Natural History magazine, the Farmer's Almanac and other publications, and he is also an on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, N.Y. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook and Google+. Original article on SPACE.com.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/science/new-app-points-way-comet-ison-so-you-can-find-2D11603761

New app points the way to Comet ISON so you can find it in night sky
Megan Gannon Space.com
15 hours ago



The anticipation is building for Comet ISON's potentially dazzling night sky show this month and a new mobile app promises to help skywatchers spot the comet with telescopes, binoculars and their own eyes.


Called Comet Watch, the free app is available for the iPhone or iPad. Updated by the minute, the app promises to point users in the direction of Comet ISON, whose location can change quickly. The comet is already visible to the naked eye and is on track for a planned close encounter with the sun on Thanksgiving (Nov. 28).

In addition to identifying Comet ISON, Comet Watch also provides the details on how to identify the locations of constellations, individual stars, galaxies, nebulas and even SETI research targets are in relation to the comet, the app's makers say. [Amazing Photos of Comet ISON by Stargazers]

An astronomy app company called Distant Suns released the program in partnership with Astronomy magazine. You can download Comet Watch at the iTunes store.

Comet ISON was discovered by Russian amateur astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok in September 2012 and now is visible to the naked eye. The comet's official designation is C/2012 S1 (ISON), with ISON standing for International Scientific Optical Network.


Comet ISON's plunge toward the sun started 10,000 years ago when it left a distant band of space rocks in the Oort cloud. After traveling millions of miles through the solar system, the comet is on track to pass within just 730,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers) of the sun during its Thanksgiving Day flyby.

If the comet survives this dangerous dive — and not all researchers are optimistic it will — it could light up the night sky in a spectacle visible to the naked eye during the next several weeks. Stargazers are already capturing stunning images of the comet through telescopes.

Editor's note: If you snap an amazing photo of Comet ISON or any other celestial sight that you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please contact Managing Editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com.

You can follow the latest Comet ISON news, photos and videos on Space.com.

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