Here are the latest and best images of ISON from the past couple of days.
October 8th
An early look at Comet #ISON http://t.co/ZfgGf5K7v4 #cometison pic.twitter.com/cjXmAaHocy
— Comet ISON (@CometISONnews) October 8, 2013
This spectacular image of ISON was captured on October 8th by astrophotographer Adam Block using the 0.81-meter (32-inch) Schulman telescope at the University of Arizona.
Credits: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
To the the upper left on the side of the photo is a magnitude 9.55 star. Here’s what that looks like in Stellarium at approximately 11:15 UTC.
Comet #ISON imaged by Martin Mobberley on Oct 8th http://t.co/RNetmBPYx5 #cometison pic.twitter.com/V8sFdInjca
— Comet ISON (@CometISONnews) October 8, 2013
Here’s what Mobberley’s image looks like in Stellarium. To the upper left but near ISON is a magnitude 9.55 star. On the lower right is the 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy IC 568.
Our latest full data release on Comet C/2012 S1 #ISON including sunward feature morphology pic.twitter.com/FAvyV9Wsc5
— Nick Howes (@NickAstronomer) October 8, 2013
Comet C/2012 S1 #ISON Oct 8th 2013 – 2m/LT/J13 Telescope – pic.twitter.com/oclv2F0vlE
— Nick Howes (@NickAstronomer) October 8, 2013
October 7th
Comet #ISON imaged by Martin Mobberley on Oct 7 via iTelescope http://t.co/RNetmBPYx5 #cometison pic.twitter.com/pMpQwgq88m
— Comet ISON (@CometISONnews) October 7, 2013
Our team release image of Comet C/2012 S1 #ISON from the 2m/LT/J13 telescope from this morning's data – pic.twitter.com/RHMl8vJCLs
— Nick Howes (@NickAstronomer) October 7, 2013
Comet #ISON imaged by Mike Holloway on Oct 7th http://t.co/s5FqoQsuTx #cometison #ThingsNASAMightTweet pic.twitter.com/fvEnwzSpbj
— Comet ISON (@CometISONnews) October 7, 2013
October 6th
Found this gem. Comet #ISON imaged by Mark on October 6th http://t.co/MdQikHU8kf #cometison #mars pic.twitter.com/gMWr2WMlRN
— Comet ISON (@CometISONnews) October 8, 2013
Comet #ISON imaged by Efrain Morales Rivera http://t.co/VmNmWCM70J #cometison #ThingsNASAMightTweet pic.twitter.com/XregyBVn0H
— Comet ISON (@CometISONnews) October 6, 2013
Comet ISON images for October 6th through 8th,Comet #ISON imaged by Joseph Brimacombe http://t.co/62racxdMwt #cometison
— Comet ISON (@CometISONnews) October 7, 2013