Well it looks like in the battle of Fire vs. ISON, the fire won. Apparently the sun's corona was just too much for the small nucleus of the fragile comet. NASA announced earlier this evening that ISON has most likely disintegrated under the high heat and
gravitational stress of the Sun on Nov. 28, 2013. It is not visible in
Solar Dynamics Observatory footage and NASA scientists confirmed that
they do not see it. You can see the video at Space.com.
In other news, SpaceX aborted the launch of the Dragon9 due to engine malfunction at T-1 second. Next available launch window is tomorrow.
More Astrophotos from my Backlog
I just completed the post-processing of a couple of objects from my backlog - one from Feb 6, 2024 (open star cluster M35) and the other the...
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It has happened a number of times in the past - in fact, 7 recorded impacts since July of 1994. Texas amateur astronomer Ethan Chappel reco... -
Today I present the Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635, taken over six nights, from July 17 to August 22, with my EdgeHD11 scope and ASI2600mm camera. ...
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