Begins the season of observation of the brightest comet of the century

On the first of October for the residents of planet Earth will begin the season of observations of the comet ISОN – the brightest comet of our time. About her existence Amateur astronomers from Russia only learned about a year ago. Now, after some time of detailed calculations, world-class scientists can tell the exact time when the comet is first visible in the night sky.
The first of October the comet will approach Mars at a distance of 10.4 million kilometers. From that moment, the space agencies and photographers will have a couple weeks to take photographs and to conduct tests of its brightness.



Astronomers report that ISОNа has a chance to be the brightest comet of the first half of the 21st century.
The maximum convergence of the comet with the Earth (60 million miles) need to wait for December 26.





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