{"id":5428,"date":"2013-11-26T06:43:12","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T06:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5428"},"modified":"2013-11-26T06:46:47","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T06:46:47","slug":"comet-ison-update-swinging-around-the-sun-images-from-nasa-spacecraft-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5428","title":{"rendered":"Comet ISON update &#8211; Swinging around the sun, Images from NASA spacecraft, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5355\">mentioned<\/a> earlier,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ison\/#.UpQ6ldJDttA\" target=\"_d\">Comet ISON<\/a>\u00a0has brightened considerably as it has gotten closer to the sun. It will go behind the sun on November 28th and there is great interest in how the comet will be affected by this closest encounter to the sun&#8217;s intense heat.<\/p>\n<p>Don Yeomans, manager of NASA&#8217;s Near-Earth Object Program talks about Comet ISON and what might happened to it when it emerges from around the sun:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4GmTmmxDXbI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>NASA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/messenger.jhuapl.edu\/\" target=\"_d\">MESSENGER<\/a>\u00a0spacecraft orbiting Mercury and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/stereo\/main\/\">STEREO<\/a> solar science probes have returned images of the comet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/goddard\/nasas-stereo-shows-comet-ison-approaching-the-sun\/#.UpQ_kdJDttA\" target=\"_d\">NASA&#8217;S STEREO Shows Comet ISON Approaching the Sun &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/vis\/a010000\/a011400\/a011422\/\" target=\"_d\">NASA&#8217;s Solar Observing Fleet Watch Comet ISON&#8217;s Journey Around the Sun &#8211; NASA Goddard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lightsinthedark.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/25\/the-other-side-of-ison-heres-the-comet-as-seen-from-mercury\/\" target=\"_d\">The Other Side of ISON: Here\u2019s the Comet as Seen from Mercury &#8211; Lights in the Dark<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/messenger.jhuapl.edu\/news_room\/details.php?id=246\" target=\"_d\">A Tale of Two Comets: MESSENGER Captures Images of Encke and ISON &#8211; MESSENGER\/JHUAPL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an <a href=\"http:\/\/messenger.jhuapl.edu\/gallery\/sciencePhotos\/image.php?image_id=1304\" target=\"_blank\">image of ISON from MESSENGER<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/messenger.jhuapl.edu\/gallery\/sciencePhotos\/image.php?image_id=1304\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5432\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/figure2_messenger_ison1.png\" data-orig-size=\"656,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"figure2_messenger_ison[1]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/figure2_messenger_ison1.png\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5432\" alt=\"figure2_messenger_ison[1]\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/figure2_messenger_ison1.png\" width=\"459\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/figure2_messenger_ison1.png 656w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/figure2_messenger_ison1-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a GIF animation of images from the STEREO showing not only ISON but also <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comet_Encke\" target=\"_blank\">Comet Encke<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/goddard\/nasas-stereo-shows-comet-ison-approaching-the-sun\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/ison_encke_nov19_22.gif\" width=\"471\" height=\"376\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>NASA&#8217;s STEREO-A spacecraft is monitoring Comet ISON as it approaches the sun. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>The latest movie from the spacecraft&#8217;s Heliospheric Imager shows Comet ISON,<br \/>\nMercury, Comet Encke and Earth over a two day period from Nov. 20 to Nov. 22, 2013.<br \/>\nThe sun sits right of the field of view of this camera.<br \/>\nImage Credit: \u00a0Karl Battams\/NRL\/NASA STEREO\/CIOC.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>Lots of great pictures made by amateur astronomers can be found at\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/spaceweathergallery.com\/ison_gallery.html\" target=\"_d\">Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>More info on ISON:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ison\/#.UpQ6ldJDttA\" target=\"_d\">Comet ISON | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CometISONnews\" target=\"_d\">Comet ISON (CometISONnews) on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cometisonnews.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Comet ISON News &#8211; 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It will go behind the sun on November 28th and there is great interest in how the comet will be affected by this closest encounter to the sun&#8217;s intense heat. Don Yeomans, manager of NASA&#8217;s Near-Earth Object Program talks about Comet &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5428\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Comet ISON update &#8211; Swinging around the sun, Images from NASA spacecraft, and more<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,37,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-events","category-multiple-media"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1py","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5469,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5469","url_meta":{"origin":5428,"position":0},"title":"Comet ISON swings around the sun [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0Comet ISON\u00a0 swung behind the Sun today. Initial reports were that it did not survive its close encounter with the big heat but others are now saying that there appears to be a small object that remains on the same trajectory. Will watch for updates. [ Update 1:10 am Nov.29.13:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"ISON approaches the Sun as seen from SOHO LASCO C3 (Nov 28, 2013)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/planetary.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/images\/9-small-bodies\/2013\/20131128_ison_lasco-c3_20131128_1537_c3_1024.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5512,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5512","url_meta":{"origin":5428,"position":1},"title":"The ISON story continues","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest on comet ISON: NASA Investigating the Life of Comet ISON After several days of continued observations, scientists continue to work to determine and to understand the fate of Comet ISON: There's no doubt that the comet shrank in size considerably as it rounded the sun and there's no\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Asteroids &amp; Comets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Asteroids &amp; Comets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=75"},"img":{"alt_text":"Comet ISON comes in from the bottom right and moves out toward the upper right, getting fainter and fainter.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/673xvariable_height\/public\/soho_c3_timelapse_new_0.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5475,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5475","url_meta":{"origin":5428,"position":2},"title":"ISON &#8211; The die hard comet","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Evidence is growing that a part of the Comet ISON nucleus did in fact survive its close solar experience (see previous posting). Here is a report from NASA: Comet ISON May Have Survived Continuing a history of surprising behavior, material from Comet ISON appeared on the other side of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/ison-survives_0.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":452,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=452","url_meta":{"origin":5428,"position":3},"title":"Video: Comet ISON imaged by Deep Impact probe","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"This video looks like something from a 1950's sci-fi TV show but is actually made from images of the Comet ISON from the Deep Impact probe: NASA's Deep Impact Spacecraft Eyes Comet ISON - NASA . This series of images of comet C\/2012 S1 (ISON) was taken by the Medium-Resolution\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/pv7x1H1b9MA\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3197,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3197","url_meta":{"origin":5428,"position":4},"title":"Comet ISON moves in sight of Hubble","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Hubble telescope captures a sequence of images of Comet ISON as moves towards the sun: Comet ISON Brings Holiday Fireworks\u00a0 This July Fourth the solar system is showing off some fireworks of its own. Superficially resembling a skyrocket, comet ISON is hurtling toward the sun presently at a whopping\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"CometISONp1324aw_0_450x450","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/CometISONp1324aw_0_450x450.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4857,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4857","url_meta":{"origin":5428,"position":5},"title":"Comet ISON moving closer","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The comet\u00a0C\/2012 S1, or ISON as it is called, will pass close to the sun this November. The big question is whether it will put on a big show for the unaide eyes of everyone or just be visible to those looking through telescopes. 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