Come see a once in a lifetime event as comet Siding Spring prepares to fly past Mars

It's not every day you can see a long period comet fly right by a planet. In fact this encounter between comet Siding Spring and Mars will be far closer than any you're likely to see between a long period comet and a planet for the rest of your life. Tonight I'll be webcasting the approach of the comet to Mars. You'll actually be able to see the comet moving towards the planet, both in the same view at once. Tomorrow night if the weather continues to remain clear I'll webcast Mars and the comet up close as the comet departs from the red planet.

Check back around 8:30 pm eastern time for tonight's (10/18/14) webcast.

*Recording of the webcast:

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*Update:
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Missed it and don't feel like watching a nearly two hour webcast? Get caught up in less than a minute with this time lapse of the images captured tonight (best viewed full screen):
With music:
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Without music:
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Last Edited by Astromut on 10/19/2014 01:48 PM