Iceball falls into the Sun

On Feb. 23rd, 2009, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) observed a comet plunge into the sun and disintegrate. This one was part of a family of small comets called Kreutz sungrazers which resulted from the breakup of a giant comet s over 2000 years ago. Most are small and faint, but this one was a beauty. Watch the movie of its demise. The comet appears coming up from the left at around 8 oclock. (The black disc is a coronography type instruments that shield the Sun to show the surrounding area).
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/C3_comet_feb09_zm.mov

Green Comet, blue stars and now a comet tail

Last night February 28, at Powell Observatory, 20 minutes south of Kansas City, we welcomed w about 200 people who wanted to observe the comet through our 30 inch telescope. The snow had stopped, the clouds disappeared and we had color clear weather. The green comet was glowing at 6th magnitude. It now was up and south of the bright star Regulus. People could see its coma (cloud like area around the comet head called the nucleus , which you can't see in this photo) and nucleus which was near the center but was more difficult to observe. (Photo taken by Eric Flescher through 6 inch telescope,60 seconds- I am workin on the color photo).
Another person in Italy took a picture of the green comet when it was near bluish Spica a few days ago (we had clouds during this close approach). You can see it at
3/1/2009
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the Spaceweather page lower portion)
http://www.spaceweather.com/
On 2/25/2009, I took more photos of the comet. The tail is now easily seen and more pronounced as it has swung around Earth and now away from it, heading toward the outer reaches of the solar system. The tail is out to the side instead of behind the coma so we can now see it. Now the view is more like what we normally think of a comet, with it's nucleus having a streaming tail (boiling off by the Sun's energy), pointing away from the Sun.

Comet Lulin is approaching

The greenish looking Comet Lulin, has a tail and will reach maximum magnitude in February. While I have not seen it yet, others have and photographed it.
Here is one of the latest links to one . (if you have your own on a website please send me a link or send me your photo or sketch and I will publish it on the blog with your permission and citation)
1/26/09
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the APOD Spaceweather page lower portion)
http://www.spaceweather.com/

Comet heading towards the Sun- willl it survive?

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-c2.html

Comet disintergrates near Sun

The orbiting spacecraft saw this comet heading toward the sun and disintergrate.
5/26/08
http://www.spaceweather.com/

if not this date use archives

Comet Boattini (2007 W1)

Date:4/16/08
Time : 10:36 pm MT
location: Amadoo, AZ
11hr 37.246
-19d 41.1
Conditions: clear but moon nearby
I caught this comet Boatinni at around 9th magnitude even during moonlight.
It has a rather bright nucleus and a roundish coma.
this one below taken at 11:57 shows the movement during that duration

Comet 8P/Tuttle photo 12/21/2007

Comet 8P/Tuttle photo 12/21/2007
Mike Holloway who has received an AL comet observers Award took a photo of Comet 8P/Tuttle
Comet 8P/Tuttle photographed Dec. 21st by Mike Holloway of Van Buren, Arkansas.
See photo, skymap of location and additional information at 12/22/2007

http://spaceweather.com

if not that date go to archives

hello,

I want to put this image made from the north of France in a small village (Wormhout)

Shooting:

Audine Kaf 3200 ME
Alaudine NT
Temperature ext: 05.0 °
Cooling: -25 °
Télébjectif Sigma 300 mm F / 4 APO
Time Exposure: 3 x (5 x 50 seconds filters (RGB))
Date and time of the shooting: 29 November 2007 22h20mn (Midfielder Exposure)

I authorize the release of my image to your blog.

Stéphane TAKBOU
Observatoire de l'ancienne abbaye
MPC A11
N 50°52'48"
E 02°28'18"
Altitude 16 m
Wormhout
France
http://napac.free.fr/

Comet Holmes in different filters collage

I shot Comet Holmes at its peak brightness early November.
Center- clear image
Top left - red filter
Top right - green
Bottom left - blue
Bottom right- infrared

exposure 8 second
where: Amadoo, AZ near Tucson
6 inch telescope and CCD

(c) 2007 Eric Flescher