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Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi
(TWAN)
Explanation:
Falling through
planet Earth's
predawn skies toward its close encounter
with the Sun on November 28, Comet ISON is
coming to life.
The much anticipated comet
has now been reported to have
substantially increased in brightness, surging to naked-eye visibility
for dark sites and sprouting a
more
complex tail.
ISON's tail stretches over two degrees in this
telephoto skyview from southern Kenya, captured on the morning
of November 15.
Shown in two panels, the enlarged negative version on the right
makes details of the long tail easier to trace, including
the tail's separated
filaments toward the top of the frame.
A sungrazer and first time visitor to the inner solar system,
the possibility of ISON's survival
to become a bright comet in planet Earth's December skies
remains a question.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
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See also:
- Comet 13P Olbers
- APOD: 2024 June 4 Á Comet Pons Brooks Develops Opposing Tails
- APOD: 2024 April 17 Á Total Eclipse and Comets
- APOD: 2024 April 8 Á The Changing Ion Tail of Comet Pons Brooks
- Comet Pons-Brooks at Night
- APOD: 2024 March 18 Á Comet Pons Brooks Swirling Coma
- Comet 12P/Pons Brooks in Northern Spring