Comet Ison
Posted by: Mike-B on 23 November 2013
If we're lucky we could see one of the best comet viewing for many years.
It’s hoped Comet Ison will make its appearance from 3 December
It’s a northern hemisphere morning comet – seen toward the eastern horizon in the early hours & during dawn.
Ison is a bit special is that it is a "sungrazer" passing thru the suns corona.
It's not known exactly what effect the great heat and gravitational force of our Sun will have on the comet & it might be destroyed, or it might make it & make its appearance around 1 Dec. The boffins can’t make their minds up, its mass & trajectory are very borderline.
The outcome we are all hoping for is the suns heat activates the gases in its nucleus & this will result in a huge tail & it could be one of the most spectacular for many years.