Ison asteroid animated circled
Taken by Apollo Lasky on November 26, 2013 @ Naperville, IL
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looks like an asteroid to me.and about ISON do you really think that his nucleus broke up?it looks from this photo that it still alive. i cross my fingers for it because you really freaked me out.
Posted by katia2131975 2013-11-26 15:54:29
Sorry to burst your bubble Apollo. But it looks more like a spec or noise on the camera. Analyzing the video if you notice the center line on the movie the object stays about the same distance of that line. Meaning when the background moves it makes that object appearing like is moving. But I got give it to you, you have good eye for this kind of things :)
Posted by castillo82 2013-11-26 17:27:52
There is nothing to be freaked out about. If there was ever a problem with these things, the united states airforce would have launched an intercepting missle months in advanced. The airforce has a very powerful network of observations that is generally not made public. Anything the USAF has missed, Russia would provide the accurate intercept backup. All in secret of course. Even China and Japan can take care of any space threat with no problem. Technology is very good and always on guard.

The international space station even has a laser onboard that can push basketball sized rocks out of harms way, it is called -the sweeper-
Posted by amplelight 2013-11-26 17:35:31
Sergio: I put much consideration into camera noise. But this flickers too much, and is descending. Only the experts will know for sure.

http://www.space.com/22920-comet-ison-has-apparent-fling-with-asteroid-eros-video.html
Posted by amplelight 2013-11-26 17:38:25
Download the original video from the homepage and judge for yourself!
Posted by amplelight 2013-11-26 17:39:23
Your right it does flickers if it is an asteroid is a big one. By the way amazing animation on the Sun spot video.
Posted by castillo82 2013-11-26 17:50:41
Outstanding!! Camera noise or not, the comet image is tops!
Posted by comethunter 2013-11-27 03:14:18
Actually the spot moves rightward relative to the cameras center line. Check yourselves pointing the mouse pointer to the cameras center line first (it is steady) and then to the object (it moves). Anyway I notice that the objects speed relative to ISON is different of that shown for asteroid EROS in the video at space.com
Posted by iovane 2013-11-27 07:55:54
You can see it very clearly in this older gif
http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2013/11/24/ison_encke_nov19_22.gif
Posted by Stark11 2013-11-27 12:27:34
On that gif you can clearly see that stays at the same distance from the line put your mouse on it the background is what is moving.
Posted by castillo82 2013-11-27 16:00:25
Actually looking at the older gif there are two spots a smaller one under Apollos asteroid.
Posted by castillo82 2013-11-27 16:08:15
@castillo82 I am not sure what you are looking at? The object in question is moving. If you put your mouse arrow on it, the object moves away to the right.
Posted by Stark11 2013-11-27 17:34:09
Stak11 Im most be looking at the wrong spot I notice there is another smaller one under Apollos asteroid you can see it on the older gif you posted check it out.
Posted by castillo82 2013-11-27 17:55:08
castillo82 and stark11, there is really another smaller spot under the Apollos asteroid, and it is stationary relative to the cameras center line and mouse arrow. This smaller spot could be a camera problem.
Posted by iovane 2013-11-28 08:23:57
 
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