Comet Swan

[Polly]

Paul and I were outside looking for Comet Swan earlier.  We could see it with the naked eye and better with binocs.  I have a really good pair of Zeiss binocs but it is hard to hold them still enough to see a comet or a star clearly.  I rested them on top of the clothes line pole and that helped some.  Paul went inside to get his spotting scope but it was too late by then.  We could not see the comet anymore because of the trees.  We will try again tomorrow if the sky is clear in the west.

If I just post the link to Space Weather's home page the picture and description will be gone soon.  I hope it's okay to post the following here, Richard?

http://www.spaceweather.com/

BRIGHTENING COMET: "Comet Swan appears to have brightened," reports astrophotographer Pete Lawrence of Selsey, UK. "On the evening of Oct. 24th, I estimated it to be magnitude +4.6--a fairly easy naked eye comet!" He took this picture through his 3-inch telescope:

The comet has a sinuous tail as long as three full Moons and a beautiful emerald-green coma. Green is a sign that the comet contains cyanogen (CN), a poison gas, and diatomic carbon (C2)--both glow green when exposed to sunlight.

Ready to see for yourself? Look west after sunset. Comet Swan is about halfway up the sky gliding through the constellation Corona Borealis. [sky map] [ephemeris]

Stay tuned for more pictures!

 

[PurpleParrot]

That's really pretty..
Thanks!!!!

[Get Boldened]

Swan descends from the Heavens. ~Something tells me this was a ritual.

[Polly]

Get Boldened, I was thinking more along the lines of it being a sign and energy of disintegration.  It was just a feeling I had when I watched it.

[PurpleParrot]

Comets can be resultants of rituals?*Confused*

btw--Swans are birds..birds are messengers...in Hindu mythology, they have swans in the celestial skies...deities are depicted with them swimming around while they're in heavenly lotus ponds..(the deities are portrayed as sitting in gigantic lotuses..these flowers representing beauty in a harsh environment and also..the general meaning of flowers denoting feminine reproductive organs)

would swans be messengers of beauty and grace..but then if we're talking about the negative agenda..what could they really signify?

[Get Boldened]

(nevermind)