Posted on Apr 29, 2020
APOD: 2020 April 29 - The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN
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Good morning again, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is titled "The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN." Comet SWAN was discovered in images taken by the Solar Heliospheric Observer (SOHO) on March 25, 2020. It is best seen from the Southern hemisphere. It will possibly reach 4th magnitude in the morning sky next month but will be near the glare of twilight. In the Northern hemisphere it might be best seen at the end of May when it is near the star Capella. Capella is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, which is bordered by the constellations Taurus, Gemini, Perseus, and Lynx.
APOD: 2020 April 29 - The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN
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MERCH: http://riserecords.merchnow.com/catalogs/bouncing-souls Storm is coming we feel fine Comet's burning in the sky Old world's burning in our minds Watch...
Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day for Wednesday, April 29, 2020 entitled "The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN."
Image: The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN - Image Credit & Copyright - Gerald Rhemann
"Explanation: Newly discovered Comet SWAN has already developed an impressive tail. The comet came in from the outer Solar System and has just passed inside the orbit of the Earth. Officially designated C/2020 F8 (SWAN), this outgassing interplanetary iceberg will pass its closest to the Earth on May 13, and closest to the Sun on May 27. The comet was first noticed in late March by an astronomy enthusiast looking through images taken by NASA's Sun-orbiting SOHO spacecraft, and is named for this spacecraft's Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) camera. The featured image, taken from the dark skies in Namibia in mid-April, captured Comet SWAN's green-glowing coma and unexpectedly long, detailed, and blue ion-tail. Although the brightness of comets are notoriously hard to predict, some models have Comet SWAN becoming bright enough to see with the unaided eye during June."
Bouncing Souls - Comet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I53KsYcso4A
FYI SSG Franklin Briant SSG William Jones 1SG Joseph Dartey SPC Nancy GreeneCPT Paul Whitmer Sgt John H. SPC Richard (Rick) Henry SPC Randy Zimmerman 1SG John Highfill COL Mikel J. Burroughs SPC Margaret Higgins 1SG Steven Imerman Cpl (Join to see) CPL Dave Hoover SFC John LichSgt Jackie JuliusSFC Richard WilliamsonMaj Scott Kiger, M.A.S. SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Image: The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN - Image Credit & Copyright - Gerald Rhemann
"Explanation: Newly discovered Comet SWAN has already developed an impressive tail. The comet came in from the outer Solar System and has just passed inside the orbit of the Earth. Officially designated C/2020 F8 (SWAN), this outgassing interplanetary iceberg will pass its closest to the Earth on May 13, and closest to the Sun on May 27. The comet was first noticed in late March by an astronomy enthusiast looking through images taken by NASA's Sun-orbiting SOHO spacecraft, and is named for this spacecraft's Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) camera. The featured image, taken from the dark skies in Namibia in mid-April, captured Comet SWAN's green-glowing coma and unexpectedly long, detailed, and blue ion-tail. Although the brightness of comets are notoriously hard to predict, some models have Comet SWAN becoming bright enough to see with the unaided eye during June."
Bouncing Souls - Comet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I53KsYcso4A
FYI SSG Franklin Briant SSG William Jones 1SG Joseph Dartey SPC Nancy GreeneCPT Paul Whitmer Sgt John H. SPC Richard (Rick) Henry SPC Randy Zimmerman 1SG John Highfill COL Mikel J. Burroughs SPC Margaret Higgins 1SG Steven Imerman Cpl (Join to see) CPL Dave Hoover SFC John LichSgt Jackie JuliusSFC Richard WilliamsonMaj Scott Kiger, M.A.S. SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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LTC Stephen F.
FYI LT Ed Skiba PO3 Phyllis Maynard Cynthia Croft SPC Diana D. LTC Hillary Luton Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Maj Robert Thornton SFC (Join to see) MSG Andrew White Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D.SGT James BowerSGT Philip RoncariCWO3 Dennis M. SFC William Farrell 1stsgt Glenn Brackin Sgt Kelli Mays SP5 Jeannie CarleSPC Chris Bayner-Cwik TSgt David L. SGT James Bower
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Every time I try to see an event in the night sky it seems we are overcast here.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Same with me, only time I ever saw anything was when I was flying at night.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - At least You could get above the clouds in an aircraft and get a better view.
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