Here is a slightly improved version of our space view of the extraordinary path of comet C/2024 S1 ALAS. Continue reading “The sungrazer, will it shine or shatter?”
Tag: comets
Plummeting to skim the Sun
Here’s a first diagram:
Call it A3
Now comes the last of the five comets we listed in January as likely to be observable in 2024. Continue reading “Call it A3”
Olbers, his comet and his Paradox
Pons-Brooks in the twilight
I meant to add a sky scene to help in finding this comet. Here it is. Continue reading “Pons-Brooks in the twilight”
Comets of 2024
The “hairy stars” have been absent from the last few Astronomical Calendars – as some readers have lamented! Continue reading “Comets of 2024”
Another new comet
Its name is C/2023 P1 Nisimura. Continue reading “Another new comet”
Mount Lemmon spies a comet in the south
A new comet, fairly bright though probably not for the naked eye, is sloping up. Continue reading “Mount Lemmon spies a comet in the south”
Angular arguments
You’ve been looking at my description of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) – and may getting a look at the comet itself Continue reading “Angular arguments”
Green comet
You may have heard about the “green comet.” Here is my rendering of its trajectory in space. Continue reading “Green comet”