# Comet ISON - The comet of the century? **URL:** \ **Category:** Science and Technology\ **Created:** [November 26, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230 "2013-11-26T01:31:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![darrons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@darrons](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/darrons)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/21 "2013-12-03T14:43:08Z")
Don’t despair GdB. Ison may be a visual dud, but it is a scientific bonanza. Not only did we get to see a Sun grazer on its first (and only) pass into the inner solar system, we had several Sun-observing satellites in position to record what happened to Ison as it rounded the Sun. Astronomers will be gleaning new information out of this data for years. ---
**Author:** ![gertdeboer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/gertdeboer/32/1377_2.png) [@gertdeboer](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/gertdeboer)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/22 "2013-12-04T16:50:03Z")
Thanks for the comfort, Darron. However for me it is little like the difference between having sex or having knowledge about sex… Seeing a comet is just great. ---
**Author:** ![gertdeboer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/gertdeboer/32/1377_2.png) [@gertdeboer](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/gertdeboer)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/23 "2013-12-04T17:27:34Z")
PS Just had a glance in my box of pictures, and found this one… It is **[Hyakutake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hyakutake)]**, in 1996. Hope this helps. :down: ---
**Author:** ![vyazma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d9b06d/32.png) [@vyazma](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/vyazma)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/24 "2013-12-04T18:00:49Z")
> PS Just had a glance in my box of pictures, and found this one... It is **[Hyakutake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hyakutake)]**, in 1996. Hope this helps. :down: I remember viewing that comet. We were getting ready to drive out to the country to low light conditions. I stepped out on the balcony and I could see it right from there. No need to drive anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![macgyver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@macgyver](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/macgyver)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/25 "2013-12-11T17:44:39Z")
[RIP Comet ISON: Scientists Declare Famous ‘Sungrazer’ Dead After Sun Encounter](http://www.space.com/23916-comet-ison-dead-sun-flyby.html)] Guess its time for the official memorial service. This is the way ISON ends, not with a bang but a whimper. ---
**Author:** ![sleepingtroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@sleepingtroll](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/sleepingtroll)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/26 "2013-12-12T22:22:01Z")
The closest approach of the comet to earth was to be on December 26. Now it seems we will be experiencing a shotgun blast rather than a rifle shot! Yikes! The refuse from the comet cannot be tracked because it is approaching from the direction of the sun… Fire and brimstone? ---
**Author:** ![darrons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@darrons](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/darrons)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/27 "2013-12-12T22:25:39Z")
> The closest approach of the comet to earth was to be on December 26. Now it seems we will be experiencing a shotgun blast rather than a rifle shot! Yikes! The refuse from the comet cannot be tracked because it is approaching from the direction of the sun... Fire and brimstone? Nope. Just a few more meteors in the sky [**when Earth passes through the debris**](http://www.space.com/20859-comet-ison-new-meteor-shower.html)]. Nothing unusual about that. ---
**Author:** ![sleepingtroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@sleepingtroll](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/sleepingtroll)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/28 "2013-12-12T22:37:28Z")
> The closest approach of the comet to earth was to be on December 26. Now it seems we will be experiencing a shotgun blast rather than a rifle shot! Yikes! The refuse from the comet cannot be tracked because it is approaching from the direction of the sun... Fire and brimstone? Nope. Just a few more meteors in the sky [**when Earth passes through the debris**](http://www.space.com/20859-comet-ison-new-meteor-shower.html)]. Nothing unusual about that. The link you provided was interesting... however it is outdated, we were expecting a meteor shower from an intact comet as we passed through its tail, now that it has disintegrated, what will we be passing through? ---
**Author:** ![darrons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@darrons](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/darrons)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/29 "2013-12-12T22:48:14Z")
> The link you provided was interesting... however it is outdated, we were expecting a meteor shower from an intact comet as we passed through its tail, now that it has disintegrated, what will we be passing through? Debris from a disintegrated comet. Happens almost every night. Nothing to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![sleepingtroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@sleepingtroll](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/sleepingtroll)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/30 "2013-12-12T22:51:44Z")
I think I will spend that day fishing… under a good sturdy bridge! ---
**Author:** ![darrons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@darrons](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/darrons)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230/31 "2013-12-12T22:52:23Z")
> I think I will spend that day fishing... under a good sturdy bridge! Don't forget your tinfoil hat. :) [Previous page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/comet-ison-the-comet-of-the-century/3230.md?page=1)