#astronomie je profite de l'actualité avec les comètes #C2023A3 #Tsuchinshan et #C2024S1 pour me replonger dans le livre de N. James et G. North "observing comets" paru en 2002. Franchement ce livre reste un must have sur le sujet même 20 ans après ! Seulement 13€ d'occasion ça vaut le coup.

https://www.abebooks.fr/9781852335571/Observing-Comets-James-Nick-North-1852335572/plp

#astronomy #comet

THE SUN JUST SWALLOWED A COMET: RIP Halloween Comet. Today, ATLAS (C/2024 S1) fell into the sun and did not survive. Using a coronagraph to create an artificial eclipse, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) recorded the comet's final moments. https://Spaceweather.com has the obituary. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#Halloween #C2024S1 #Comet #Spaceweather #SOHO

The 'Halloween Comet' Appears to Be Disintegrating in Space: A comet that was predicted to become bright enough to see with the naked eye at Halloween seems to be disintegrating right before our eyes.
https://www.shiningscience.com/2024/10/the-halloween-comet-appears-to-be.html

#C2024S1 #Comet #Kreutz #Sungrazer #Fizzle #Halloween

A HEADLESS COMET FOR HALLOWEEN? A relatively large sungrazing comet is falling toward the sun for a very close encounter on Oct. 28th. Astronomers will have a ringside seat as Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) approaches the sun in full view of SOHO coronagraphs. The flyby could result in a "headless comet" for Halloween. https://Spaceweather.com with the ghastly details.

Image: Comet ATLAS on Oct. 19th by Michael Jaeger (Farm Tivoli, Namibia)

#C2024S1 #Comet #Halloween #Spaceweather #ATLAS