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    Comet ISON was discovered in September 2012 by Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok using the International Scientific Optical Network telescope in Russia. At the time of discovery, Comet ISON was too dim to see with the naked eye but could be imaged by amateur astronomers. Early predictions speculated that Comet ISON may become exceptionally bright and outshine the full moon as it approached the sun, leading some to call it the "Comet of the Century."

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    Comet ISON was discovered in September 2012 by Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok using the International Scientific Optical Network telescope in Russia. At the time of discovery, Comet ISON was too dim to see with the naked eye but could be imaged by amateur astronomers. Early predictions speculated that Comet ISON may become exceptionally bright and outshine the full moon as it approached the sun, leading some to call it the "Comet of the Century."

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    Comet ISON was discovered in September 2012 by Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok using the International Scientific Optical Network telescope in Russia. At the time of discovery, Comet ISON was too dim to see with the naked eye but could be imaged by amateur astronomers. Early predictions speculated that Comet ISON may become exceptionally bright and outshine the full moon as it approached the sun, leading some to call it the "Comet of the Century."

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    COMET ISON

    Jess Manuel Alba

    DISCOVERY OF COMET ISON

    Comet ISON, formally known as C/2012 S1, was a


    sungrazing comet discovered on 21 September 2012 by
    Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok. The discovery was
    made using the 0.4-meter (16 in) reflector of the
    International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) near
    Kislovodsk, Russia.

    At the time of its discovery, Comet ISON's apparent


    magnitude was approximately 18.8, far too dim to be seen
    with the naked eye, but bright enough to be imaged by
    amateurs with large telescopes. It then followed the pattern
    of most comets and increased gradually in brightness on
    approach to the Sun.

    After it was discovered in 2012, some media sources called


    Comet ISON the "Comet of the Century" and speculated
    that it might outshine the full moon. An Astronomy Now
    columnist wrote in September 2012 that "if predictions hold
    true then Comet ISON will certainly be one of the greatest
    comets in human history."

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