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shireen

(8,333 posts) Thu Nov 28, 2013, 02:41 PM Nov 2013

Comet ISON closest to sun, 1:44 PM/Thurs Nov 28

The live NASA hangout is at

#t=1283
(Best source of latest information that I know.)

Updates also happening at
http://www.isoncampaign.org/blog

Latest speculation is that it's breaking up.

For background on ISON, check out my favorite science website, EarthSky,
http://earthsky.org/space/big-sun-diving-comet-ison-might-be-spectacular-in-2013

Latest image from ISONcampaign.org

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Comet ISON closest to sun, 1:44 PM/Thurs Nov 28 (Original Post) shireen Nov 2013 OP

OMG!! RobertEarl Nov 2013 #1

The horizontal lines are effects of sensor over exposure. longship Nov 2013 #2

it's a bust. shireen Nov 2013 #3

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

1. OMG!!

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2013, 02:50 PM

Nov 2013

Do you people realize what this means? Do you know what happens next?
OMG.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. The horizontal lines are effects of sensor over exposure.

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2013, 02:52 PM

Nov 2013

But the tails look pretty fantastic. When it comes around the sun we might see an astounding sight, if the damned thing doesn't break up. Then, who knows?

We'll see.

shireen

(8,333 posts)

3. it's a bust.

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2013, 03:21 PM

Nov 2013

Disintegrated.

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