[BAA-ebulletin 00776] Comet 2012 S1 (ISON)

[BAA electronic bulletins service]

Sadly the comet appears not to have survived its ordeal after all.  It steadily 
faded and became more diffuse after its initial reappearance.  I've posted a 
movie showing its passage through the C3 field on the Section web page. 
Something might be visible as the remnant moves into darker skies, but this is 
likely to require deep imaging.

To compensate, 2013 R1 (Lovejoy) is quite a nice object, with the tail becoming 
more prominent.  This is visible soon after dark, in Bootes.  Binoculars will 
help to find it, but if you have clear dark skies you may see it with the naked 
eye.  A better view will be had in the early morning when the comet is higher 
in the sky.

See http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds for updates on cometary activity, and links 
to other useful information such as the Computing Section finder charts.

Jonathan Shanklin
Director, Comet Section