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Hubble Hangout On Comet ISON 17th Of July ,2013 !

We have a new, very special Hubble Hangout coming up at 4 p.m. EST on July 17. Hubble is poised to provide us with new images of Comet #ISON as it approaches the inner solar system. In the coming months, we’ll get views of the comet from a perspective only #Hubble can provide.

The approach of this comet has generated a lot of excitement, it is going to pass extremely close to the sun and when it does, astronomers tell us this may be among the brightest comets we’ve ever seen hanging in our night sky.

Or will it be a dud?

We’re going to talk about that and a whole lot more:

Is it going to hit us?
Where did it come from?
How big is it?
What’s it made of?
What’s so great about comets anyway?
What if it breaks up? Will the pieces hit us?
How can I get a comet named after me?
Is Scott’s head a comet nucleus?

Please join Tony Darnell, Alberto Conti and Scott Lewis as they discuss these and any other questions you can think to ask to some of the planetary scientists working at the Space Telescope Science Institute.

We’ll have Max Mutchler , Dr. Bonnie Meinke and Dr. Jian-Yang Li on hand to tell us what Hubble is expected to see, how it will see it and we’ll also go into the topic of comets in general.

Zolt Levay will also join us to discuss recent Hubble images of ISON.

Hope to see you there!

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