The first pictures of "comet century" sent to Earth - Arguments and Facts

During closest approach of a celestial body with the Earth at the end of November this year, the brightness of the comet will exceed the brightness of the moon on a full moon

Moscow, April 30 – AiF-Moscow . The space telescope “Hubble” transmitted to Earth the first images of “Comet century» – ISON / C/2012 S1 /, ITAR-TASS reported.

Currently, the celestial body is about 621 million kilometers from the Sun. After a super-power telescopes comet looks like a small point of light.

Experts say that by the end of summer, the comet will be visible through amateur telescopes and binoculars. Closest approach to Earth ISON reach 28 November this year, at which point the brightness of the comet’s brightness exceeds the moon on a full moon.

«Comet century» ISON opened in autumn 2012, Russian experts in the course of the project “International Scientific Optical Network».

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