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28-11-2013, 11:52 PM
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The Brightess Comet Ever???

Just to let you know that the brightest Comet of the Century is no more.
Just like Icarus it went too near the Sun as has been
burnt to droplets.
I was really looking forward to seeing it in the sky on its way back but its gone forever.
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29-11-2013, 11:31 AM
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Re: The Brightess Comet Ever???

Awwww .... me too
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29-11-2013, 11:33 AM
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Re: The Brightess Comet Ever???

Still a bit of hope
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25143861
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29-11-2013, 11:44 AM
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Re: The Brightess Comet Ever???

I read too, that it had died and then again that it hadn't
QI though, isn't it?
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29-11-2013, 05:20 PM
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Re: The Brightess Comet Ever???

Must be tough to get that close to the Sun & survive!
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30-11-2013, 10:55 AM
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Re: The Brightess Comet Ever???

If the weather is kind, according to some Astronomers, the remains of the comet, should be visible just after sunset in the western sky tomorrow evening.
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30-11-2013, 04:03 PM
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Re: The Brightess Comet Ever???

The white blob at top of sun is what they think are the remains of Ison and it's starting to form a tail



http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/perihelion-and-distance/
 

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