All hail zombie comet ISON! There's increasing evidence that it is undead, or maybe only mostly dead. The latest SOHO image definitely shows a notable object, though it's yet to be seen if it's just debris and dust, or still a comet. http://soho.esac.esa.int/data/realtime/c3/1024/latest.html Even if it is debris or if it continues to fall apart, couldn't this result in a spectacular tail over the coming days/weeks, even if there is no coma? Or is the thinking that it would be too dissipated by the time it becomes visible? Jared On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
It never fails to amaze me that a 1 or 2 kilometer diameter ice and rock ball can create a tail that's hundreds of thousands of kilometers long.
patrick
On 28 Nov 2013, at 15:27, Jay Eads wrote:
Another reason. Look at the image I posted of ISON as of 2:10 e.s.t. and then watch Lovejoy as it emerges. Lovejoy's tail goes in the opposite direction of the sun and nucleus. The image of ISON at 2:10pm EST shows a dust trail.
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