After a remarkable flare up in brightness last week, comet ISON has become visible to the naked eye as it passes Earth on its journey toward the sun, according to reports from the Comet ISON Observing Campaign. Though the comet will become increasingly harder to see as it nears the sun over the next 10 days, for now it's reported to remain a particularly bright object that's visible to the naked eye against very dark skies in some locations, and visible through binoculars in brighter urban locations. Observers will want to start looking soon though, as the comet's future isn't certain. Because this is only comet ISON's first appearance, astronomers aren't positive that it'll make it through its brush with the sun.
via Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/18/5118466/comet-ison-brightens-becoming-visible-to-the-naked-eye
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