Sunday, October 21, 2012

Astronomers have discovered a new comet which will be visible in late 2013 and is predicted to be brighter than the full moon.

Astronomers have discovered a new comet which will be visible in late 2013 and is predicted to be brighter than the full moon.

Astronomers have discovered a new comet which will be visible in late 2013 and is predicted to be brighter than the full moon.
If predictions are correct, C/2012 S1 will be one of the greatest comets in human history, far outshining both the the memorable Comet Hale-Bopp of 1997 (pictured) and very likely to outdo the long-awaited Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) which is set to pass us by March 2013.
It's thought that this is the first time this particular comet has ever passed through the inner solar system - meaning it's never been blasted by the sun before.
Its brightness magnitude is expected to be -16. In comparison, the sun has a magnitude of -26, and Comet Hale-Bopp was magnitude -1


Astronomers have discovered a new comet which will be visible in late 2013 and is predicted to be brighter than the full moon.

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