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Comet ISON recovered!

Comet ISON recovery photo. The comet was behind the sun as seen from Earth in June, July and part of August. Amateur astronomer Bruce Gary in Arizona became the first person to spot it again on August 12, 2013. Image by Bruce Gary via Sky & Telescope.
Comet ISON recovery photo. The comet was behind the sun as seen from Earth in June, July and part of August. Amateur astronomer Bruce Gary in Arizona became the first person to spot it again on August 12, 2013. Image and recovery by Bruce Gary.

Comet ISON – heralded as a possible “comet of the century” earlier this year – has been behind the sun as seen from Earth. Now an amateur astronomer in Arizona has recovered the comet again.

Read the full story of Comet ISON and its remarkable August 12, 2013 recovery by Bruce Gary.

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August 14, 2013
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