Will Comet ISON survive tomorrow's close encounter with the Sun? Approaching to
within a solar diameter of the Sun's surface, the fate
of one of the most unusual comets of modern times will finally be determined.
The comet could shed a great amount of ice
and dust into a developing tail -- or break
apart completely. Unfortunately, the closer Comet ISON gets to the Sun,
the harder it has been for conventional telescopes to see the brightening
comet in the glare of the morning Sun. Pictured in the above short time lapse
video, Comet ISON was captured rising over the Canary Islands just above
the morning Sun a few days ago. If the comet's nucleus survives, the coma
and the tails it sheds might well be visible rising
ahead of the Sun in the next few days or weeks. Alternatively, satellites
watching the Sun might document one of the larger comet disintegrations yet recorded.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fPNriMnVi5M
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