Comet ISON will Pass by Earth, and be Brighter than the Moon on October 2013

[bleedingboi]

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A new comet has been discovered that is predicted to blaze incredibly brilliantly in the skies during late 2013. With a perihelion passage of less than two million kilometres from the Sun on 28 November 2013, current predictions are of an object that will dazzle the eye at up to magnitude —16. That's far brighter than the full Moon. If predictions hold true then C/2012 S1 will certainly be one of the greatest comets in human history, far outshining the memorable Comet Hale-Bopp of 1997 and very likely to outdo the long-awaited Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) which is set to stun in March 2013.
The new comet, named C/2012 S1 (ISON) was found by the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) in Russia on 21 September when astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok captured it on CCD images taken through a 0.4-metre reflector. Its near-parabolic orbit suggests that it has arrived fresh from the Oort Cloud, a vast zone of icy objects orbiting the Sun, pristine remnants of the formation of the Solar System.
C/2012 S1 currently resides in the northwestern corner of Cancer. At magnitude +18 it is too dim to be seen visually but it will be within the reach of experienced amateur astronomers with CCD equipment in the coming months as it brightens. It is expected to reach binocular visibility by late summer 2013 and a naked eye object in early November of that year. Northern hemisphere observers are highly favoured. Following its peak brightness in late November it will remain visible without optical aid until mid-January 2014.
Comet brightness predictions sometimes exceed their performance. Amateur astronomers of a certain age may remember the Comet Kohoutek hype of 1973 – not quite the 'damp squib' it has been portrayed, since it reached naked eye visibility! Even if C/2012 S1 takes on the same light curve as Kohoutek it is certain to be spectacular, quite possibly a once-in-a-civilisation's-lifetime event.


New comet might blaze brighter than the full Moon

[aldrin89]

Murag same ra na thread ani bro

https://www.istorya.net/forums/scienc...ar-2013-a.html

[bleedingboi]

Murag same ra na thread ani bro

https://www.istorya.net/forums/scienc...ar-2013-a.html

I assume nlang ni as an update, kay old articles say November ang blossoming period, but newly predicted it's October. : )

Thanks Bossing.

[suguwih]

ang date na naka butang sa imo link ts is november. where did you get october from?

[KizoneC]

gipangan man jud sa akoa...

[bleedingboi]

ang date na naka butang sa imo link ts is november. where did you get october from?

Like what I have said, newer updates say it's viewable through naked eye on October.

Big sun-diving Comet ISON might be spectacular in late 2013 | Space | EarthSky
"October 2013. Comet ISON should become visible to the unaided eye, but only barely in the early part of the month. The comet will be sweeping in front of the constellation Leo then. It’ll pass first near Leo’s brightest star Regulus, then near the planet Mars. Maybe these brighter objects will help you find it that month. Meanwhile, the comet itself will be getting brighter during October. "