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Comet ISON by Pecier Decierdo

For the remainder of this year, all stargazing eyes will be on Comet ISON. Astronomers the world over are excited over the approach of this comet for three reasons. First, because it is a “dynamically new” comet, meaning it is a first time visitor to the inner Solar System. Second, it is a “sungrazer”, meaning its orbit will take it extremely close to the Sun in the coming months. Finally, it may turn out to be one of the more dazzling comets in recent years. This lead some journalists to describe it as a potential “comet of the century”. We will look at these three claims to fame one by one the following days.

Watch out for:

1. Virgin Material - How Comet ISON is a new visitor in our solar system.

2. Diving into the Sun - This article will talk about how comet ISON will be orbiting extremely close to the sun.

3. Comet ISON as the comet of the century.