Comet ISON UPDATE 10-10-13
Hey Space Placers! Comet ISON has been the topic of conversation lately for astronomers and fringe elements as well. Of course the biggest question is what kind of show will the comet put on in the sky. The simple answer is we just do not know and all things considered, probably won't know until the comet draws "oohhs and ahhhs" or disappointment. What we DO know is that the comet is heading for a super close rendezvous with the Sun on Thanksgiving Day at a mere 730,000 miles above the surface of our star. It will be subjected to immense gravitational forces and 5,000 degrees F. Tough for anything to survive such conditions but comets have done it in the past. In Denver, Colorado yesterday there was a paper presented that provided details of research done on Comet ISON using the Hubble Space Telescope. The big news to me is that the nucleus of the comet - the solid body made up of ice, dust, frozen gases and other components, is presenting just one side of itself to...