The Astronomy Thread

Tuco_sl said:

Will take one week avatar bets on the outcome. My vote is that it survives, anyone want to come at me?

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I'll take that bet. It's toast.

won't take the bet several professionals think it has already broken up the "core" is ~5 arc seconds behind where it is supposed to be according to calculations, such that they think it's just rubble now, however. stereo has it brightening again, this is so $%#@$% confusing.

latest update:Latest Updates on Comet ISON - Homepage Observing - SkyandTelescope.com

i HOPE it is not rubble because i'd love to see a comet tail in the sky.

Tuco_sl said:

You're toast!

Lenardo I'm a professional and based on gut feeling and desire to see a comet I think it's perfectly fine.

(Professional bullshitter that is)

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Sort of a one stop website for ISON

Comet ISON Observing Campaign

Hoping this thing lives, could be quite a show.

Pay up Tuco, it fell apart.

Hi tucomet!

Great, you're gonna turn this into the political thread and link me the 4th most popular website in Somalia next as proof!

ISON disintegrated. Oh well, so much for that.

Something survived. Zombie comet, debris field whatever, bummer that it went boom.

Comet ISON Fizzles as it Rounds the Sun | NASA

Nasa is saying that technically the fate isn't established, but it is presumed to have been pwned by the sun. They will probably have absolute confirmation once it gets further away from the sun.

Tuco_sl said:

If ISON pulls through Abe gets an avatar of my choice for two days for every day I've had this one!

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I'm fine with that. BB Tuco>ugly tuco

I like BB Tuco

Can't believe Ison survived, hopefully we learn something about comets we didn't know because of this.