Coming December 2013: Comet ISON expected to be the brightest comet since 1860 Artist rendering of what Comet ISON might look like in the late 2013 Northern Sky. Image credit eBridge Media. Latest Images of Comet ISON Show it is 'Doing Just Fine' Universe Today - by Nancy Atkinson on October 11, 2013 As we reported yesterday, the latest data on Comet ISON indicates there is some encouraging news as far as the Comet surviving perihelion, (Photo: Comet ISON on October 8, 2013 from University of Arizona SkyCenter)... The Year of the Comets: Three Reasons Why 2013 Could be the Best Ever Universe Today - by Bob King on February 19, 2013 A color image of comet Ison taken on February 5, 2013 from northern Arizona. Credit: Chris Schur. ISON is expected to become a brilliant object perhaps 10 times brighter than Venus. Or brighter... Bright comet ISON could sizzle — or fizzle NBCNews.com - Jan 24, 2013 The newly discovered Comet ISON is just a faint speck in the sky right now, but later this year, when it flies closer to the sun, it could shine as bright as the moon and may even be visible in broad daylight, scientists say. Comet of the Century? - NASA Science NASA.gov - Jan 18, 2013 A new ScienceCast video explores what could happen to Comet ISON as it approaches the sun in November 2013. Possibilities range from "Comet of the Century" to "disintegrated dud." Comet Ison is not the comet of the century – yet The Guardian - by Stuart Clark - Jan 3, 2013 This is an evolving situation and the comet could falter right at the very last. On 28 November Ison will pass 10 times more closely to the sun ... Coming in 2013: The Comet of the Century? TIME - Dec 20, 2012 Comet ISON, discovered by two amateurs — one from Belarus, one from ... THE LAST FOUR REVOLUTIONS BEFORE THE PATTERN VARIES ... Comet Coming In 2013: ISON May Appear Brighter Than Full Moon Huffington Post - Dec 31, 2012 Comet ISON may give us earthlings a "once-in-a-lifetime light show" if it appears in the sky in 2013, astronomer David Whitehouse wrote in The ... C/2012 S1 (ISON) Wikipedia C/2012 S1 (ISON) is a sungrazing comet discovered on 21 September 2012 by Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok...Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) will come to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 28 November 2013 On September 21, 2011, the discovery of C/2012 S1 (ISON) was made by Vitali Nevski, of Vitebsk, Belarus, and Artyom Novichonok, of Kondopoga, Russia with a 16-inch reflector telescope of the International Scientific Optical Network, whose abbreviation, ISON, has thankfully been made the official name of the comet near Kislovodsk, Russia. Being called the comet of the century, Comet ISON could be the brightest comet to visit our area since 1680. Comet ISON will pass relatively close to the Sun (just under one million miles at its closest point on November 28, 2013) this close approach will cause much of the comet's ice to melt, releasing gas and dust and producing what could be a tail of enormous length, perhaps long enough to stretch half-way across the night sky. Comet ISON's projected path will put it close enough to the Earth that we should get a magnificent display. Those in the Northern Hemisphere will get to witness the show by mid to late December, 2013, as the comet could glow many times brighter than a full Moon. Contact/Questions