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To: elmatador who wrote (103709)11/18/2013 2:26:39 AM
From: Snowshoe  Respond to of 217774
 
Comet ISON Is (So Far) Living up to the Hype
slate.com

By Phil Plait
Nov. 17 2013 8:00 AM

Holy sublimation! That ridiculously beautiful photo was taken by the outstanding UK astrophotographer Damian Peach, using a 20 cm (8”) telescope on Nov. 15, 2013. You definitely want to see the high-res version.

The comet has been getting brighter over the past few weeks, but then a few days ago had a sudden flash of activity, an outburst that increased its brightness by several times. At the same time, the tail of the comet went from being just sort of one big fuzzy thing to having several separate streamers.