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The Facts About Newly Discovered Comet ISON

Comet ISON as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

Comet ISON was discovered in September 2012 by Russian astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok.  They are part of a night sky survey program called the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON).  The comet was named after this program.

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