Comet Elenin from Google Sky Sept 19, 2011

there is some talk about google sky and their blacked out portion of the sky...
last known coordiantes of elenin were cut out by google sky...
but, now it is more visable as it has moved near the sun...

just go to google sky and type in 6 8 55, 22 47 21
zoom OUT using infrared and you will see it...

here is a screen shot that i took:

you can clearly see "moons" around it...
so what do you make of this guys?

reply to post by EmilNomel


Not much.

Google Sky is not "real time". Some of the images it uses are decades old.

Using Google Sky to track solar system objects is like trying to use Google Earth to watch a parade.

reply to post by EmilNomel

reply to post by Saint Exupery


i see...
thank you

p.s. even so... why would they be blacking out old pictures "from the parade?"

I haven't been on in a couple of days so excuse my ignorance. Is Elenin still alive or did it break up too pieces?

reply to post by EmilNomel


There's nothing there...




I didnt crop the full picture, but even still there's nothing there.

reply to post by qonone


it is still alive...

reply to post by EmilNomel


No.

Here is the source image (from IRAS in the 60 micron band)
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/0fdf3ac8923c.png[/atsimg]

What is seen is two infrared sources. Their PSC designations are 13458-0823 and 13459-0812. All lot of what is seen seems be be internal reflections produced by the optics of the telescope.

One is listed as a star forming region here:
13458-0823

The other is cataloged here:
13459-0812

Big thanks to Phage

reply to post by Nobama


use infrared mate

reply to post by Nobama


You need to put infra -red mode on. Through www.google.com/sky

Originally posted by EmilNomel
reply to post by Saint Exupery

 

i see...
thank you

p.s. even so... why would they be blacking out old pictures "from the parade?"

I don't know why your screen shot has a blacked out portion but mine doesn't.

As stated above, the google sky images are not real time. You would be better off looking at the stereo A & B images that are updated several times a day.

Originally posted by OccamAssassin

Originally posted by EmilNomel
reply to post by Saint Exupery

 

i see...
thank you

p.s. even so... why would they be blacking out old pictures "from the parade?"

I don't know why your screen shot has a blacked out portion but mine doesn't.

As stated above, the google sky images are not real time. You would be better off looking at the stereo A & B images that are updated several times a day.

whould you care to show us yours then?
please

reply to post by EmilNomel


Same are in Wikisky, infrared selected:



Zoomed in:


Zoomed in and contrast adjusted:

reply to post by this_is_who_we_are


so theirs blacked out too?

Again in case you all missed it.

Originally posted by LightAssassin
reply to post by EmilNomel

 

No.

Here is the source image (from IRAS in the 60 micron band)
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/0fdf3ac8923c.png[/atsimg]

What is seen is two infrared sources. Their PSC designations are 13458-0823 and 13459-0812. All lot of what is seen seems be be internal reflections produced by the optics of the telescope.

One is listed as a star forming region here:
13458-0823

The other is cataloged here:
13459-0812

Big thanks to Phage

edit on 20-9-2011 by LightAssassin because: (no reason given)

WikiSky
GoogleSky
Microsoft Worldwide Telscope

All of them have a black area...but then if you zoom out there are A LOT of them.

Originally posted by OccamAssassin


As stated above, the google sky images are not real time.

The image I posted surely can't be that old. Look at the position of Elennin in relation to Saturn, Venus, The Sun and Mercury.

Look familiar?

reply to post by LightAssassin


"No" what?
care to elaborate as to what does this "No" in your post mean??

Originally posted by EmilNomel
reply to post by LightAssassin

 

"No" what?
care to elaborate as to what does this "No" in your post mean??

okay... i see now you have edited your posts
thank you.

Originally posted by LightAssassin
Big thanks to Phage

edit on 20-9-2011 by LightAssassin because: (no reason given)

YeY!
big thanks to phage