How to See Comet ISON: New App Points the Way

Friday, November 15, 2013 - 10:00 in Astronomy & Space

The anticipation is building for Comet ISON's potentially dazzling night sky show this month and a new mobile app promises to help skywatchers spot the comet with telescopes, binoculars and their own eyes.

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Wed, 11 Dec 2013, 19:40:35 UTC
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Wed, 11 Dec 2013, 12:30:40 UTC
Comet ISON finally pronounced dead after close encounter with sun
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Wed, 11 Dec 2013, 1:00:36 UTC
Comet ISON pronounced dead; Sun is chief suspect
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Tue, 10 Dec 2013, 23:30:35 UTC
Comet ISON's demise a boon to science
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Mon, 9 Dec 2013, 22:00:42 UTC
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Mon, 9 Dec 2013, 15:30:26 UTC
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Fri, 6 Dec 2013, 23:30:13 UTC
NASA begins search for what is left of Comet ISON
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Thu, 5 Dec 2013, 23:00:58 UTC
Comet ISON's demise a boon to science
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Thu, 5 Dec 2013, 20:00:14 UTC
What happened to comet ISON?
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Thu, 5 Dec 2013, 15:31:02 UTC
What Happened to Comet ISON?
from Science @ NASA
Wed, 4 Dec 2013, 19:20:04 UTC
ISON appears to have broken up after brush with sun
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Tue, 3 Dec 2013, 23:00:37 UTC
NASA investigating the life of Comet ISON
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Tue, 3 Dec 2013, 1:30:11 UTC
Fate of Comet ISON Uncertain After Fiery Sun Encounter
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Tue, 3 Dec 2013, 0:30:15 UTC
No return from the dead for Comet ISON
from Reuters:Science
Tue, 3 Dec 2013, 0:10:03 UTC
NASA investigating the life of Comet ISON
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Mon, 2 Dec 2013, 21:31:14 UTC
Comet ISON races toward Thanksgiving Day solar flyby
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Mon, 2 Dec 2013, 21:31:00 UTC
Scientists baffled by new picures of Comet ISON
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Mon, 2 Dec 2013, 21:30:54 UTC
ScienceShot: Comet ISON Survives Its Solar Gantlet
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Mon, 2 Dec 2013, 20:50:06 UTC
ScienceShot: First-Time Comet Perishes
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Mon, 2 Dec 2013, 20:50:03 UTC
Comet ISON's Ghost Seen By Two Spacecraft | Video
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Mon, 2 Dec 2013, 16:30:12 UTC
The December night sky
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Mon, 2 Dec 2013, 12:00:59 UTC
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Sat, 30 Nov 2013, 19:00:15 UTC
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 20:00:11 UTC
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 19:30:19 UTC
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 18:30:53 UTC
Only mostly dead: Astronomers puzzle over zombie Comet ISON
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 18:30:52 UTC
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 17:30:36 UTC
Part of comet ISON likely survived after all
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 15:00:49 UTC
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 14:30:23 UTC
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Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 12:30:24 UTC
Image: Comet ISON on Thanksgiving Day
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Comet Ison appears to vanish from space - video
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 10:30:35 UTC
Comet Ison fragment may have survived journey past sun
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 10:00:27 UTC
Comet Ison 'continues to surprise'
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013, 10:00:17 UTC
Sun-grazing comet ISON likely broke up
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 22:00:15 UTC
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 21:50:05 UTC
Comet ISON vanishes in a puff of mystery as it goes around the sun
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 20:50:07 UTC
Comet Ison likely didn't survive sun encounter
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 19:50:03 UTC
Comet Ison grazes past Sun's surface
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 19:00:38 UTC
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 18:20:20 UTC
Comet ISON'S Tail Starts To Bend On Thanksgiving Sun Approach | Video
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 15:20:16 UTC
Heat is on as Comet ISON races toward sun
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 15:00:29 UTC
Comet Ison's risky encounter with sun approaches
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 14:20:14 UTC
Comet ISON Makes Thanksgiving Day Sun Flyby Today: Watch It Live Online
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 12:50:20 UTC
Comet Ison: how to spot it | Stuart Clark
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 12:30:10 UTC
Heat is on as Comet ISON races toward sun
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 11:30:11 UTC
Comet Ison set for close encounter with the sun
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 10:30:15 UTC
Comet ISON arrives at perilous encounter
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 8:20:22 UTC
Comet Ison to graze past the Sun
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Thu, 28 Nov 2013, 2:50:22 UTC
VIDEO: 'Epic' comet Ison approaching the Sun
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 23:50:21 UTC
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 23:20:31 UTC
See Comet ISON Slingshot Around Sun: Live SOHO Spacecraft Views
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 23:20:14 UTC
Comet ISON brightens as it closes in on Thanksgiving's solar climax
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 22:20:18 UTC
SOHO shows new images of Comet ISON
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 22:20:11 UTC
Comet ISON approaches sun for Thanksgiving flyby
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 21:20:26 UTC
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 18:51:11 UTC
Comet may be visible from Earth if it survives sun's heat, gravity
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 18:30:17 UTC
Will Comet Ison meet a fiery death tomorrow?
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 18:20:19 UTC
Will comet ISON survive its near brush with the Sun?
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 17:51:04 UTC
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 17:23:07 UTC
Comet ISON's Thursday Sun Encounter a Thanksgiving Feast for NASA
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 16:30:51 UTC
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ISON vs the Sun
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 14:31:04 UTC
Comet ISON is in solar probe's sights — and a storm is coming!
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Wed, 27 Nov 2013, 4:00:36 UTC
Comet ISON Nears Sun for Thanksgiving Encounter in NASA Video
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Could Incoming Comet ISON Lose Its Tail to a Thanksgiving Sun Storm?
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Comet dances with sun, death; giving mixed signals
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Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 23:30:50 UTC
Comet Ison expected to be visible to the naked eye - video
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Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 23:30:31 UTC
Will Comet ISON beat the odds? Watch a superstar's climactic scene
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Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 22:30:30 UTC
Best Yet Comet ISON Footage From STEREO Released | Video
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Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 22:30:25 UTC
Comet dances with sun, death; giving mixed signals
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Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 21:30:23 UTC
A tale of two comets: MESSENGER captures images of Encke and ISON
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Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 14:30:52 UTC
ISON vs the Sun
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Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 14:30:18 UTC
Plenty of spacecraft tracking Comet ISON's encounter with sun
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Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 1:00:34 UTC
Three Questions About Comet ISON
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Mon, 25 Nov 2013, 22:20:21 UTC
See Comet Tails Flap In Solar Wind
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Mon, 25 Nov 2013, 21:30:23 UTC
Comet ISON Spotted by Mercury Probe, Sun Observatory Ahead of Thursday Solar Encounter
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Mon, 25 Nov 2013, 21:00:20 UTC
An observer's guide for watching Comet ISON's light show in the sky
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Mon, 25 Nov 2013, 19:30:45 UTC
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Comet ISON to light up morning skies in the run-up to Christmas
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Comet ISON vs. the Solar Storm
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Sun, 24 Nov 2013, 17:40:05 UTC
Will icy comet survive close encounter with sun?
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How to Photograph Comet ISON: A Skywatching Photo Guide
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ISON comet has lost individual fragments
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Comet ISON unfolds its wings
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Tue, 19 Nov 2013, 23:30:26 UTC
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MicroObservatory catches comet ISON
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MicroObservatory catches comet ISON
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