FREE Presentation On ‘Comet ISON’,

two_girls · 11-03-2013, 01:10 PM

Comet ISON, C/2012 S1 (ISON)…here it comes! Join us here at the Gilman Library, 100 Main Street, Alton, on Tuesday, November 05, 2013 at 7:00 PM to learn all about the comet that is expected to be visible soon.

Comet ISON, C/2012 S1 (ISON), should be clearly naked eye visible in New Hampshire by early November 2013. Since mid-September amateur astronomers worldwide have been eagerly studying it with medium-power telescopes. Based on what they are seeing, this comet, hailed as being ‘special’ when discovered in 2012, should definitely be conspicuous in the
night sky during November.

It is likely to be the most memorable comet seen in New Hampshire since Hale Bopp in 1997. Towards Thanksgiving 2013, ISON, which will ‘graze’ the surface of the Sun might even be daylight visible! There are five different scenarios to what can then happen as the Comet rounds the Sun. If it survives even partly intact it could be a tantalizing sight around Christmas. A Holiday Comet. It will be the ‘Comet of 2013’, possibly the ‘Great Comet of 2013’. It has the potential to be the ‘Comet of the Century’.

The presenter, Alton-resident Anura Guruge, an incessant writer, whose books on popes gained considerable attention during the papal transition earlier this year, has written and published three books on Comet ISON, in print and in 99 cent eBook form, in addition to another book on comets: ‘Comets: 101 Facts & Trivia’. His main ISON book, already, at various times, has reached Amazon’s #1 spot for books on ‘Comets, Meteors & Asteroids’. Bring your personal copies of his books and have them signed!

This interactive, one-hour, slide-based presentation will cover all aspects of Comet ISON including its discovery, name, origins, characteristics, orbital path and Sun-encounter scenarios. Background information on comets in general, with references to past ‘greats’, will also be included to provide context and perspective. Audience participation will be encouraged.

Admission is free. All are welcome.

Lakesrider · 11-03-2013, 07:35 PM

Cool, Thanks for the info....

rick35 · 11-03-2013, 08:46 PM

Thanks for the post. This is the first time I heard about the comet. With a little more googling I found that it will be visible to the naked eye in the morning before sunrise around the 28th. First indications were that it would be really bright but now they're not so sure. It all depends on if it doesn't melt on the way past the sun. I only wish we could be at the lake then. The night sky is always much more vivid there.

11-03-2013, 01:10 PM	#1
two_girls Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 4 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	FREE Presentation On ‘Comet ISON’, Comet ISON, C/2012 S1 (ISON)…here it comes! Join us here at the Gilman Library, 100 Main Street, Alton, on Tuesday, November 05, 2013 at 7:00 PM to learn all about the comet that is expected to be visible soon. Comet ISON, C/2012 S1 (ISON), should be clearly naked eye visible in New Hampshire by early November 2013. Since mid-September amateur astronomers worldwide have been eagerly studying it with medium-power telescopes. Based on what they are seeing, this comet, hailed as being ‘special’ when discovered in 2012, should definitely be conspicuous in the night sky during November. It is likely to be the most memorable comet seen in New Hampshire since Hale Bopp in 1997. Towards Thanksgiving 2013, ISON, which will ‘graze’ the surface of the Sun might even be daylight visible! There are five different scenarios to what can then happen as the Comet rounds the Sun. If it survives even partly intact it could be a tantalizing sight around Christmas. A Holiday Comet. It will be the ‘Comet of 2013’, possibly the ‘Great Comet of 2013’. It has the potential to be the ‘Comet of the Century’. The presenter, Alton-resident Anura Guruge, an incessant writer, whose books on popes gained considerable attention during the papal transition earlier this year, has written and published three books on Comet ISON, in print and in 99 cent eBook form, in addition to another book on comets: ‘Comets: 101 Facts & Trivia’. His main ISON book, already, at various times, has reached Amazon’s #1 spot for books on ‘Comets, Meteors & Asteroids’. Bring your personal copies of his books and have them signed! This interactive, one-hour, slide-based presentation will cover all aspects of Comet ISON including its discovery, name, origins, characteristics, orbital path and Sun-encounter scenarios. Background information on comets in general, with references to past ‘greats’, will also be included to provide context and perspective. Audience participation will be encouraged. Admission is free. All are welcome.

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Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Cool, Thanks for the info....

11-03-2013, 08:46 PM	#3
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 790 Thanks: 58 Thanked 197 Times in 125 Posts	Thanks for the post. This is the first time I heard about the comet. With a little more googling I found that it will be visible to the naked eye in the morning before sunrise around the 28th. First indications were that it would be really bright but now they're not so sure. It all depends on if it doesn't melt on the way past the sun. I only wish we could be at the lake then. The night sky is always much more vivid there.