Happy Thanksgiving! It Appears Comet Ison Didn't Survive It's Encounter With the Sun

ISON Update for 22:00 UTC Nov. 28
By Phil Plait

"So comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) has passed the Sun, but not without cost: At some point previous to the rendezvous something happened to the nucleus (the solid part) of the comet, and by the time it made its final approach it clearly was not doing well. The normally compact head of the comet got smeared out, a pretty good sign the nucleus had disintegrated..."

For the complete article and images:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/11/28/ison_update_for_22_00_utc_nov_28.html



Comet ISON's Thanksgiving Day Sun Encounter: Complete Coverage
By SPACE.com Staff

"The potentially dazzling Comet ISON will make its closest pass with the sun on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28). ISON will make its closest approach to the sun — called perihelion — on Nov. 28 at 1:38 p.m. EST (1838 GMT), after which it will loop its way back through the inner solar system, potentially becoming an incredible sight for observers on Earth...."

Full article and photos:
http://www.space.com/23724-comet-ison-complete-coverage.html