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Comet ISON: as of 10/23/13 Not brightening as fast as originally predicted Not breaking up either

Comet ISON: as of 10/23/13 Not brightening as fast as originally predicted Not breaking up either Currently inside Mars’ orbit, heading around Sun; passes closest to Sun on 11/28 Passes closest to Earth 12/26 Expectation: will survive, likely will be a bright but not spectacular comet.

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Comet ISON: as of 10/23/13 Not brightening as fast as originally predicted Not breaking up either

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  1. Comet ISON: as of 10/23/13 • Not brightening as fast as originally predicted • Not breaking up either • Currently inside Mars’ orbit, heading around Sun; passes closest to Sun on 11/28 • Passes closest to Earth 12/26 • Expectation: will survive, likely will be a bright but not spectacular comet

  2. Comet ISON, 10/9/13 Photo: NASA (HST) Distance from Earth = 177 M miles

  3. c/ISON 10/13/13 (Michael Jaeger, 8” f/2.8, )

  4. Could c/ISON look like this? We’ll have to wait and see. (c/Hale-Bopp, 1997, 8” Schmidt camera, Michael Jaeger)

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