May 8, 2013: The promise of Comet ISON
In September 2012, Russian astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok discovered Comet C/2012 S1; as they were using a telescope from the International Scientific Optical Network, the comet was named ISON. Comet ISON was a new visitor from the Oort Cloud, making its first trip to the inner solar system. With the typical build ofContinue reading "May 8, 2013: The promise of Comet ISON" The post May 8, 2013: The promise of Comet ISON appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.
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