Oct.11 2013
Comet ISON Getting Stronger
by Mike Hankey, under Comets & Meteors
Here’s a photo of Comet ISON from October 5th, 2013. Some new studies have been published this week that seem to be improving the chances of ISON’s survival around the Sun on Thanksgiving day. If that happens we should have quite a light show leading up to the new year.
This photo was constructed using 30 minutes of Luminance and 2 minutes each of Red Green and Blue.
For more info about comet ISON’s survival rates check out this article from Sky and Telescope.