Comet Ison

Anyone else interested or excited?

Personally, I have my camera rigged up to my telescope already. I have been testing it this week in anticipation for when comet Ison appears in the eastern sky from December 3rd onwards. Apparently it will be visible for the whole of December.

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whhoooosh. no seriously, it should make for some celestial entertainment, as the football is shit. i notice that its the bbc that are touting this event, meaning that there is some serious news not being covered (or covered up)

It could be rubbish if the sun melts it too much? Missed Horizon programme but looking forward to December. Visible in daylight? That's what someone said. Off to read up on it cos ignorant.

What's the betting it pisses down for two weeks?

My kids gave me a telescope last Christmas and I am yet to use it, maybe this could be the moment!

So, how does it work, where do I point it and at what time of the night etc etc?

Point it at the sky, GOB.

so that's where I have been feking up then?  

GOB wrote:

so that's where I have been feking up then?  

I've heard that a good practice method is to turn your bedroom lights out, open the curtains, sit away from the window and see if you can focus on someone else's bedroom light.

Moist_Von_Lipwig wrote:

GOB wrote:

so that's where I have been feking up then?  

I've heard that a good practice method is to turn your bedroom lights out, open the curtains, sit away from the window and see if you can focus on someone else's bedroom light.

I have that sussed but I find the binoculars better, the burd in No.5 is a bit odd though

Mock Cuncher wrote:

Point it at the sky, GOB.

That's the second coffee out of my nose incident this week!!  

Believe it or not this sort of discussion featured in my recent divorce.

I was going to continue with an explanation but I think I'll leave it there.  

will it be on youtube?

Moist_Von_Lipwig wrote:

GOB wrote:

so that's where I have been feking up then?  

I've heard that a good practice method is to turn your bedroom lights out, open the curtains, sit away from the window and see if you can focus on someone else's bedroom light.

they'd be upside down -oops, youre talking about the light bulb.

damn, cover blown..

Mapperley, darling wrote:

Moist_Von_Lipwig wrote:

GOB wrote:

so that's where I have been feking up then?  

I've heard that a good practice method is to turn your bedroom lights out, open the curtains, sit away from the window and see if you can focus on someone else's bedroom light.

they'd be upside down -oops, youre talking about the light bulb.

damn, cover blown..

That good eh?  

Person Of Interest wrote:

Anyone else interested or excited?

Personally, I have my camera rigged up to my telescope already. I have been testing it this week in anticipation for when comet Ison appears in the eastern sky from December 3rd onwards. Apparently it will be visible for the whole of December.

Not now it won't. I was really looking forward to seeing it, too.

the sun's heat melts ice :O shocking lol

But comets aren't just made of ice. They've got metal and stuff in them as well.

I know because I saw a bloke making one on a Horizon programme.

Oh well, back to burd watching.

Stupid bloody comet. My plans are ruined. 

Hang on. Apparently all is not lost

 

Oh FFS. (Seadog TM )