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Old Jan 3, 2013, 6:06 pm
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Comet Ison

By the end of summer it will become visible in small telescopes and binoculars. By October it will pass close to Mars and things will begin to stir. The surface will shift as the ice responds to the thermal shock, cracks will appear in the crust, tiny puffs of gas will rise from it as it is warmed. The comet's tail is forming.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...y-8431443.html

I can't wait for the photo reports. Heh!
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