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NoahFence · 22nd December 2011, 11:07 AM

Has anybody in a Southern Hemisphere locale been keeping track of this?

http://spaceweather.com/

Apparently this little bugger plunged into the sun's corona, never to be seen again, until it came out the other side!

This appears to be required viewing to people in the Southern Hemisphere, very visible with the naked eye and only getting better.

Skeptic Ginger · 22nd December 2011, 11:11 AM

Not in the south but I've been following the comet on spaceweather.com when it was first headed for the Sun.

novaphile · 22nd December 2011, 10:03 PM

I'll make a point of looking at the sky at sunset and see if I can see anything...

Damien Evans · 22nd December 2011, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by novaphile

I'll make a point of looking at the sky at sunset and see if I can see anything...

You won't. Now if you look for an hour or so before sunrise, on the other hand...

This looks worth getting up at 4:30 for. Perfect timing for me too, because in a week I'll be going to a beach in far east Gippsland, with only 1 town of over 1,000 people within a hundred kilometres in any direction. The skies are as dark as any I've ever seen.

kalen · 23rd December 2011, 12:36 PM

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111217.html

The Astronomy Picture of the Day from a few days ago shows the comet's head emerging from the corona and the still-infalling tail at the same time.

22nd December 2011, 11:07 AM	#1
NoahFence Psycho Kitty Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Patriot Nation Posts: 9,431	Comet Lovejoy? Has anybody in a Southern Hemisphere locale been keeping track of this? http://spaceweather.com/ Apparently this little bugger plunged into the sun's corona, never to be seen again, until it came out the other side! This appears to be required viewing to people in the Southern Hemisphere, very visible with the naked eye and only getting better.
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22nd December 2011, 11:11 AM	#2
Skeptic Ginger formerly skeptigirl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shifting through paradigms Posts: 40,799	Not in the south but I've been following the comet on spaceweather.com when it was first headed for the Sun.
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22nd December 2011, 10:03 PM	#3
novaphile Thinker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 154	I'll make a point of looking at the sky at sunset and see if I can see anything...
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22nd December 2011, 10:27 PM	#4
Damien Evans Up The Irons Tagger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 25,506	Originally Posted by novaphile I'll make a point of looking at the sky at sunset and see if I can see anything... You won't. Now if you look for an hour or so before sunrise, on the other hand... This looks worth getting up at 4:30 for. Perfect timing for me too, because in a week I'll be going to a beach in far east Gippsland, with only 1 town of over 1,000 people within a hundred kilometres in any direction. The skies are as dark as any I've ever seen.
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23rd December 2011, 12:36 PM	#5
kalen Your Daddy Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Classified Posts: 933	http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111217.html The Astronomy Picture of the Day from a few days ago shows the comet's head emerging from the corona and the still-infalling tail at the same time.
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