Comet ISON Update - November 15, 2013

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Comet C/2012 ISON S1

ISON is a sungrazing comet discovered on 21 September 2012 by Vitali Nevski, and Artyom Novichonok

ISON. The discovery was made using the 0.4-meter (16 in) reflector of the International Scientific Optical Network near Kislovodsk, Russia and the automated asteroid-discovery program CoLiTec

Comet ISON (C/2012 S1)
The Last 4 Days
SOHO LASCO C3 ' gif Images Going, Going, Gone.

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Latest Best Photograph

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Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) Disintigrates
Pieces survive
SOHO LASCO C3 Image updates realtime

Good ISON information websites

Finding ISON

Look near the star Spica November 14 to 18

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C/Ison 2012 / S3 Path... in November

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