Sungrazing comet C/2012 S1 (ISON).
November 15, 2013.
Moonlight will be a factor from now on.
(NOTE: colored streaks in still frames are from dead/hot pixels in camera).
Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON):
Classified as a "Sungrazing comet" with the potential to be one of the brightest comets ever seen.Estimated to reach brightest magnitude around noon on November 28, 2013.
C/2012 S1 (ISON) discovered by:
(ISON): International Scientific Optical Network.
Russian amateur astronomers
Vitaly Nevski and Artyom Novichonok.
On September 21 2012.
The brightest comet ever seen was the Great September Comet of 1882.
Equipment used for this video:
Cabella's Spotting Scope Variable 16-60X Zoom 60mm.
PC165DNR camera. w/ CML2-12AIUG 2.8-12mm lens.
AstroVideo software.
Stellarium software.
Image layered from roughly 2 minutes of video.
