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Earlier in the year there were reports of a potentially exceptional display of cosmic grandeur to look forward to this November, a new comet had been discovered and initial assessments indicated that it would be a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. There have been a few comets over the years which have lit up the evening and morning twilight skies and this one promised to be one of the brightest.CometISONNucleusCropChumackHRweb-580x460Comet ISON, as seen on September 22, 2013 at 10:00 UTC (6:00 am EDT) from Yellow Springs, Ohio, using a QHY8 CCD camera and a home-made 16 inch diameter telescope. 15 minute exposure. Credit and copyright: John Chumack.

For those who have telescopes or powerful binoculars the comet can be seen at the moment in the morning sky and hour or two before sunrise and last week passed close by the planet Mars, also visible in the morning sky. I have been trying to catch a glimpse of the comet myself but as is usual for this country the weather hasn’t permitted me to do that as it has been cloudy. There is still plenty of time for an opportunity to see it before it sweeps around the back of the sun and emerges in the western sky after sunset when it will then be receding away from the sun and the solar system. I hope there will be an opportunity to see it at some point and if it lives up to the predictions it will indeed be a sight to see with the naked eye.
Shirley Anne

 



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