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Comet ATLAS - on its way! Mar 31, 2020 13:50:33 GMT MartinT likes this

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Post by jandl100 on Mar 31, 2020 13:50:33 GMT

A new comet is on its way in from the outskirts of the solar system.
It's on the verge of naked eye visibility already - maybe, just maybe, it's going to be a really spectacular sight in our night sky.

"Right now, odds are that Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) will be wonderful. Just maybe it will be the most amazing thing you will ever see — a great comet for the history books."

Between the end of March and the middle of June, ATLAS will slip through several familiar constellations and come close to some easily identifiable bright stars, including Capella, Aldebaran, and Betelgeuse.
Here's its path in the sky over the next few months ...

astronomy.com/news/observing/2020/03/comet-atlas-may-soon-be-visible-to-the-naked-eye

A recent photo, yes, it really is green!

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speedysteve Rank: Composer Posts: 5,685	Comet ATLAS - on its way! Mar 31, 2020 19:16:46 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by speedysteve on Mar 31, 2020 19:16:46 GMT All we need now is a Comet crashing on us 🙄😁
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jandl100 Rank: Composer Posts: 9,022	Comet ATLAS - on its way! Mar 31, 2020 19:31:40 GMT Pinch likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jandl100 on Mar 31, 2020 19:31:40 GMT It's an omen of evil times.
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Comet ATLAS - on its way! Apr 7, 2020 19:09:04 GMT

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Post by jandl100 on Apr 7, 2020 19:09:04 GMT

Projected brightness of the comet in the link below (I can't seem to cut&paste it); dots are actual observations to-date, red line is the mathematical model / forecast (quite uncertain, depends a lot on details about the comet's structure which we don't yet know).

Y-axis (left, vertical) is the apparent magnitude (i.e. brightness) - 6th magnitude is just visible to the naked eye on a really clear and dark night. All but the brightest star (Sirius) are less than or equal to 0 magnitude. So the forecast is that the comet will be a very obvious object in the sky.
(Magnitude is a logarithmic scale, so each change of 1 magnitude is equivalent to a brightness change of about x2.5).

www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2019Y4/2019Y4.html

Last Edit: Apr 7, 2020 19:20:31 GMT by jandl100

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Comet ATLAS - on its way! Apr 8, 2020 4:36:21 GMT via mobile MartinT likes this

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Post by jandl100 on Apr 8, 2020 4:36:21 GMT

Dang, the blessed thing is breaking up.

Much less likely now to put on a spectacular show in our night-time skies.

We'll just have to wait and see what happens as it approaches and rounds the Sun over the next 8-10 weeks when it should be at its visual peak.

spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/04/07/comet-atlas-is-breaking-up/

Last Edit: Apr 8, 2020 6:29:59 GMT by jandl100

Jerry

i. Spotify > Nobsound Bluetooth receiver > Holo Audio Spring level 2 R-2R DAC > Khozmo passive > Quad 606ii poweramp > MBL 116F speakers
Cables : Ixos digital coax, RFC Mercury, Epiphany Atratus3 - VdH Cs122 speaker cables.

Headphones - Hifiman HE-500 & HR-400, Oppo PM3, Bose AE2 (portable) - Resting: SIVGA SV0004

user211 Rank: Ensemble Posts: 661	Comet ATLAS - on its way! Apr 8, 2020 11:46:05 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by user211 on Apr 8, 2020 11:46:05 GMT Well that was a waste of time. Revenge, Jerry, revenge.

jandl100 Rank: Composer Posts: 9,022	Comet ATLAS - on its way! Apr 8, 2020 12:16:52 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jandl100 on Apr 8, 2020 12:16:52 GMT Maybe, maybe not. Time alone will tell. Unpredictable things, comets.
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Comet ATLAS - on its way! Apr 29, 2020 9:34:30 GMT MartinT likes this

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Post by jandl100 on Apr 29, 2020 9:34:30 GMT

Yup, the comet is well and truly breaking up, as seen by Hubble.

So no spectacular, sky-spanning display from this one.

phys.org/news/2020-04-hubble-captures-breakup-comet-atlas.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

Last Edit: Apr 29, 2020 9:40:52 GMT by jandl100

Jerry

i. Spotify > Nobsound Bluetooth receiver > Holo Audio Spring level 2 R-2R DAC > Khozmo passive > Quad 606ii poweramp > MBL 116F speakers
Cables : Ixos digital coax, RFC Mercury, Epiphany Atratus3 - VdH Cs122 speaker cables.

Headphones - Hifiman HE-500 & HR-400, Oppo PM3, Bose AE2 (portable) - Resting: SIVGA SV0004

user211 Rank: Ensemble Posts: 661	Comet ATLAS - on its way! May 2, 2020 20:27:44 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by user211 on May 2, 2020 20:27:44 GMT Bugger. My earlier assertion turned out to be true! If you need anymore predictions, apply here:D

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Comet ATLAS - on its way!

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