Comet Ison to pass Mars 1st October

[Adrian Condon]

Hi Folks,

Just to let you know that comet Ison will pass within 6.7 miles of Mars on 1st October.

Sky & Telescope magazine report.........

NASA's Curiosity and Opportunity rovers will both be watching as ISON passes overhead, but the most likely detection will come from the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. That camera resolves 1-meter (3-foot) features on the Martian surface, but the unprecedented sharpness of its daylit landscapes doesn’t necessarily mean it will do well on a dim glow in darkest space several million km away.

The viewing window will be Sunday 29 September - Tuesday 2 October.

Good Hunting.

Adrian

[Digz]

I think there should be a million in the distance somewhere ;-)

I'm looking forward to the chance to view ISON.

[hobsey]

Thanks for the update.

Lets hope we get some clear skys then.

[wookie1965]

Would be nice see it hope it gets brighter turned out to be a damp squib compared to what they were saying last year.

[Adrian Condon]

Hi Lee,

What's a million or six among friends!!!

Well spotted.......

It would be great if somebody could get an image of the comet "touching" Mars.

Cheers

Adrian

[andrew63]

Thanks for the update.  The current estimate appears to be around mag 11 so will hopefully be visible in small telescopes.  This could be a very useful real time chart.

Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) Tracker - Live sky chart, current position, magnitude and distance - The Sky Live

andrew

[Pig]

I am looking forward to seeing ISON. I hope it gives a good show

[Andrew INT]

Thanks for the heads-up. Why do all these things happen when I'm snowed under with physics study???? bar-humbug!

[Adrian Condon]

Hi Andrew,

You might be snowed under with studies, I am clouded over at present and the forecast is for more cloud!

Cheers

Adrian

[hadyn42]

Thank you for the information link on Comet ISON.

We over here on the island are hoping for a view.

Regards, Hadyn - IOM