Thursday, November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving Comet--the Sungrazer!

The rare sungrazing Comet ISON is racing toward a close encounter on Thanksgiving 2013 with the sun, and people in Massachusetts, New England and across the globe hope it survives its one and only visit to the inner solar system.
If Comet ISON doesn't disintegrate as it whips around the sun at a very close distance – thus the term "sungrazer" – it could reappear as a bright object visible to the naked eye in the predawn skies in early December 2013. It might remain visible, though fainter, later in December in the evening sky, according to EarthSky.org.

The rest of the story at this link:

Comet ISON 2013: When and where to see the sungrazing Thanksgiving comet
 http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/comet_ison_2013_when_and_where_to_see_sungrazing_comet.html

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