We interrupt your regular Weekly Space Hangout for an hour-long special on Comet ISON, broadcast live from the Pacific Space Centre in Vancouver, BC.
We’ve got special guests +Pamela Gay, +Nicole Gugliucci, +David Dickinson and Sondy Springmann to discuss the upcoming arrival of Comet ISON.
We’ll discuss the history of the comet, review its orbit, and give you tips and tricks for how you can participate in this amazing event (or non-event).
We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us live on Google+, Universe Today, or the Universe Today YouTube page.
In his recent talk Dr. Carey Lisse, head of NASA’s Comet ISON Observation Campaign gives ISON really two options after it emerges from behind the Sun. Either it will end as Kohoutek (with which it shares a LOT of properties) or it will fragment.
You can check the talk here:
http://www.keckobservatory.org/recent/entry/astronomy_talk_the_wonder_of_comet_ison_a_relic_from_the_beginning_of_the_s
Really interesting talk and lots of info about the comets.
how to operate in this discussion? I’d be witnessing and listening to you talk about it. I’m curious