Amazing comet Ison and Encke flyby Toward the Sun seen By STEREO-A's Heliospheric

Hi my friend here the solar fleet flyby toward the dengerous sun..

Because NASA's twin STEREO probes are designed to observe the sun, they can see sundiving comets even when the glare becomes intense. Yesterday, Comet ISON joined Earth, Mercury, and Comet Encke in the field of view of STEREO-A's Heliospheric Imager. Click on the image to view ISON's grand entrance:

"The dark 'clouds' of stuff you see coming from the right are density enhancements in the solar wind, and these are what are causing all the ripples you see in comet Encke's tail," explains Karl Battams of NASA's Comet ISON Observing Campaign. "I can pretty much promise you that we're going to see ISON's tail doing that in a couple of day's time, but on a much larger scale!"

Battams points out another exciting development: Comet Encke and Comet ISON are converging for a photogenic close encounter. "No they're not going to hit each other - in reality they are millions of miles apart - but as seen from the STEREO-A spacecraft, they are going to get very close!" he says. "We are probably a couple of days away from seeing two comets almost side-by-side in that camera, with long tails flowing behind them in the solar wind. To say that such an image will be unprecedented is rather an understatement." Stay tuned for that

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For some reason Cheesy If I could I would make a ship for you so you could jump on that comet and go "Weeeee" through the universe smiling like your avatar.
Cool as always fella S&F.

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Comet ISON with Comet Encke in HI1-A

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Let's just say that these images are among the most interesting comet images ever captured. I didn't realize the solar wind could be recorded and its effects seen so clearly in the tails of the comets.

Aleister
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Let's just say that these images are among the most interesting comet images ever captured. I didn't realize the solar wind could be recorded and its effects seen so clearly in the tails of the comets.

You will be probably very interesting in this also ..

Comet C/2011 L4 (Panstarrs) visible on STEREO BEHIND HI1

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boymonkey74
For some reason Cheesy If I could I would make a ship for you so you could jump on that comet and go "Weeeee" through the universe

smiling like your avatar.
Cool as always fella S&F.

Ohhhh with pleasure sir! Lets go

MariaLida

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Comet ISON with Comet Encke in HI1-A

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Oh my..thats very beautiful Ms.Marialida! What amazing capture! Looks solar wind effect the comet so much..wonder what happen if Ison survive or not..once again tq

I know that there has long been a theory that comets seed life on planets.

Maybe it's just me, but those comets in the video look insanely similar to videos I've seen of sperm making their way to an egg to fertilize it and seed life in humans and animals.

Another example of the micro following the macro perhaps?

~Namaste

A heads up to anyone interested...the science channel is having a special event airing on the 7th of Dec. 10:00 p.m. est. The show is called Super Comet Ison. In the preview they were calling once in a life time. It seems odd they are airing it on Dec 7th. Do they know ison is going to survive the sun? Or am I wrong here on closest approach date?

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I can't help thinking that it looks a lot like ISON overtaking Encke in a race to fertilize an egg

Really an amazing view of comets interacting with the solar wind. S&F

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Thanks for the visual updates cheesy & MariaLida...

NAMASTE*******

Hahaha... like the poster above said. Sperm.

Now on a serious note... i hope not.

SonOfTheLawOfOne
I know that there has long been a theory that comets seed life on planets.

Maybe it's just me, but those comets in the video look insanely similar to videos I've seen of sperm making their way to an egg to fertilize it and seed life in humans and animals.

Another example of the micro following the macro perhaps?

~Namaste

lol, you beat me to it! I was just about to say the same. The one Cheesy posted has blue sperm and I thought it rather appropriate

Waiittt a sperm...?
Hey thats right i dont event think of that..great mind!
The idea of the micro and macro..seems rational.. amazing!

Truly, amazing. hypnotizing! I cant wait to catch this thing in the night sky. Cheesy, These, shots/images. Are truly Out Of This World. Thanks, man. S&F

SonOfTheLawOfOne
I know that there has long been a theory that comets seed life on planets.

Maybe it's just me, but those comets in the video look insanely similar to videos I've seen of sperm making their way to an egg to fertilize it and seed life in humans and animals.

Another example of the micro following the macro perhaps?

~Namaste

Guess there's a good reason why they actually call that theory: Panspermia

Found a really cool free app for the iPad and iPhone called Comet Watch. Enjoy!
Comet Watch

Here's a screenshot:

Image Courtesy of iTunes Website

Thanks again Cheesy, you rock!

MariaLida

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Comet ISON with Comet Encke in HI1-A

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WOW! It's like a hurricane out there!

Comet ISON
Taken by Fritz Helmut Hemmerich on November 22, 2013 @ Tenerife, Canary Island



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Cheesy. You are one of the reasons I joined ATS. You always come up with great images and info concerning ISON. Looking forward to Perihelion!

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