SOHO image of ISON
This is the SOHO C3 image of ISON at 16:18 UT on 27 Nov. (3:18 am Thu 28th AEDT)
Antares and the globular M4 are at lower left. The size of the spike on the comet suggests it is brighter than mag 1.1 Antares.
ISON's tail is at least 3 degrees long. The white circle is the Sun and the field diameter is 16 degrees.
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