Sungrazing comet C/2012 S1 (ISON).
November 14, 2013.
Very cloudy morning. I had a very short viewing through the clouds. Seems to be brightening noticeably by the day. Was much brighter this morning, even with the cloud cover.
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.
Image layered from roughly 1 minute of video.
