2 New Pictures of Comet ISON 11/18/13 from ISON - One very unusual, it Shows Speed Shock Wave in front of it.

ISON telescope sent me pictures of Comet ISON again this morning - 11/18/13. 

One picture is really cool and unusual, it shows the shock wave of air in front of comet ISON.  It may not be actual air, but you can see the wave patterns in front of the comet.

I emailed him and asked if the picture he sent me yesterday with a perfectly round coma, if he had covered it or if that was the real coma and what he thought the two things in the tail are.  The picture I was inquiring about is at the bottom in a video.

Here is my email to him and his response back to me without being changed:

My email: 

This last picture is amazing! I have to ask two things.

First is the coma covered by you or is it that perfectly round?

Second what do you think are those two objects right after the coma area, starting the tail?

Thank you again for everything!

Sherrie

His response back to me this morning 11/18/13

Hi!

Picture of comet obtained in ISON-Kislovodsk observatory three hours ago, and parte of the same picture in filters.

1. Is interraction of solar wind and coma - wave because of big speed of comet
2. Yes, is the starting the tail.

I will be away of Moscow in next couple days, possibly without of Internet access.

Cheers,
Igor

Here are the pictures he sent me this morning 11/18/13

Here are the two above pictures and summary of this article in a video:






Below are all the various pictures and information ISON telescope network has sent me in the past.

Picture of ISON from ISON - morning of 11/17/13 

Here is the information about the comets passing Mercury



Previous pictures of ISON from ISON - with email I originally sent them.  

Update picture from the 15th from ISON of comet ISON. 

Pictures New Comet (Nevski C/2013 V3) from ISON telescope discovered on November 8th 2013 




Up Close Photo that is in the video below 

Photo of ISON from ISON - First Up Close of Coma - Color transfer Image - Perfectly Round Coma with TWO additional Objects in Coma 11/17/13

ISON Telescope network, just sent me this picture of the comet ISON at 11 AM est, they just took on 11/17/13.  They did a coloration of it.  You can see a perfectly round sphere at the front of it and two objects in the coma area.  

Also, FYI - I asked him if they got pictures of ISON as it passed Mars.  He is going to check and see.  He will send me any pictures they have of Mars and Ison.   If he sends any, I will of course put them here. 

Below are all the various pictures and information ISON telescope network has sent me in the past.

Picture of ISON from ISON - morning of 11/17/13 

Here is the information about the comets passing Mercury


Previous pictures of ISON from ISON - with email I originally sent them.  

Update picture from the 15th from ISON of comet ISON. 

Pictures New Comet (Nevski C/2013 V3) from ISON telescope discovered on November 8th 2013 


I put the photo on youtube with the other photo they sent today 11/17/13 - to make it easier to share, if someone so desires.





Did they put a round disc to hide the coma?   He did not tell they did that in the email when he (ISON telescope) sent me the photo.  This is more than we have gotten from NASA or anywhere else.   Is it a perfectly round sphere or not?

I will continue to put all the photos ISON sends me of the comet ISON  on the blog, as I get them.

Here is the photo from early this morning that ISON took of Comet ISON, that is in another post.  But I wanted to put it here too.

UPDATE 11/18/13 - New Pictures of ISON from ISON - One picture shows the Shock Wave of air in front of the Comet. 

Both Encke and ISON cross Mercury on November 18th/19th at 5:30 AM EST. Hubble photos found show same thing.

Comet Encke will be passing by Mercury on the 18th at 5:30 AM est, then ISON will pass by it on the 19th.

NASA's messenger at Mercury will be taking pictures of the flybys.   But will they actually release any of them?  I won't hold my breath since they haven't released any pictures of ISON so far.

from site:  MESSENGER Detects Comets ISON and Encke, Prepares for Closer Encounters

NASA's Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft has captured images of two comets -- 2P/Encke and C/2012 S1 (ISON) -- setting the stage for observations later this month when both comets will be substantially brighter and much closer to Mercury and the Sun. [more]

Here is Hubble's ISON page.  Notice they mention things (ISON's outburst) - but not a single picture from them.   Oh, notice how they say... ISON only as Hubble can see it.  Yet.. no image!


The pictures NASA have of the two comets on their site is a joke!   Give me a break, this is the best they can do?  Here are the pictures they/NASA released of the comets.

Also take a look at the NASA site of their bigger pictures of both ISON and Encke.  You will find they have amateur photographs of the comets.  Not a single one from a telescope of theirs.

Funny considering we the public are the ones who support NASA, yet they hide everything from us.

Here is ISON's orbit from JPL




So what is it about ISON that NASA doesn't want to release up close pictures of it?  They don't want to show themselves as lying all these years, saying that Comets are just big things of ice?

This guy found Hubble images of ISON from May.




One thing is for sure.  I sincerely hope that amateur photographers/astronomers will be out tomorrow morning and the next getting pictures of Mercury as the comets interact with it.


Here is the best site (Earthsky.org) I have found for information about ISON and it passing by Mercury.  There are pictures, etc. of where it will be in the sky.

I wish I had a really good telescope and camera to get pictures of it.

UPDATE 11/17/13 - 11:20 am EST - Upclose Picture of ISON Coma from Ison!  Perfectly Round Coma with two additional objects in it. 

ISON Comet - Picture taken at 8:15 AM EST on 11/17/13 from ISON Telescope.

UPDATE 11/17/13 - 11:20 am EST - Upclose Picture of ISON Coma from Ison!  Perfectly Round Coma with two additional objects in it. 

 I just received an email from ISON Telescope network this morning 11/17/13, with this picture.  He said it was just taken 20 minutes before sending it to me at 8:45 AM est.

What a gorgeous comet with various tails now.

Comet ISON 11/17/13 8:09 AM Est from ISON Telescope Network.

I am putting together information about both Encke and ISON both passing by Mercury tonight/morning (18th) at 5:30 AM EST.  I will update this post with a link to all the information about trying to watch what happens.  Remember in ancient times Mercury is showing having 'wings', so will Mercury light up as Mars did when ISON passed it?

Here is the information about the comets passing Mercury


Previous pictures of ISON from ISON - with email I originally sent them.  

Update picture from the 15th from ISON of comet ISON. 

Pictures New Comet (Nevski C/2013 V3) from ISON telescope discovered on November 8th 2013