No Iss Evening Sightings Over Uk For A Few Weeks But Here Is Update On Comet Ison

[wendilla]

COMET ISON ON TRACK TO BECOME 'IMPRESSIVE': Amateur astronomers around the world are photographing Comet ISON as it approaches Mars in the predawn sky. The comet is not as bright as some forecasters expected. What does that mean for ISON's future prospects?


At the moment, Comet ISON is about as bright as a 14th magnitude star, which puts it one or two magnitudes dimmer than forecasts. Nevertheless, according to several experts speaking in a NASA video, Comet ISON is still on track to become an impressive sungrazer. John Bortle predicts ISON will rival Venus during the hours leading up to its closest approach to the Sun in November, while Matthew Knight notes that Comet ISON is brighter than Comet Lovejoy was at the same distance from the sun in 2011. As many readers remember, Comet Lovejoy went on to become a spectacular naked-eye object. Comet ISON might do the same.


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[excelsior-1]

that will be something to look forward to - i shall get my god-daughter to do some research on comet ison, so that she knows all about it by the time we get together to see it

thank you wendilla

[Ann]

Thanks Wendilla. I have found that the ISS will still be visible over the Algarve from 5 - 14 October when we go there on holiday. What is the best site please to find the times and directions to see other satellites in the night sky. Where we stay we get a wonderful panoramic view across an entire valley, so viewing the stars and ISS is just brilliant.

[wendilla]

Ann type in satellite tracking and look from there. You could also get the app for your phone.