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28th November 2013, 14:00
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Here is the latest image from the SOHO LASCO C3 Coronagraph. It was taken at 1254 UTC (8:54 am ET) this morning. Comet ISON is looking like a bright sungrazing comet. You can see it moving toward the occulting disk in the center that blocks the Sun from the CCD.

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Comet ISON has just entered the field of view of LASCO C2.

More... (http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2013/11/comet-ison-looking-good-for-perihelion.html)

nomadguy
29th November 2013, 05:17
pffft

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