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Comet ISON may briefly appear brighter than the full Moon around the time of its closest approach to the Sun on Nov. 28, but right now it is far below naked-eye visibility. The Hubble Space Telescope snapped this view of the approaching comet as it hurtles toward the sun at approximately 47,000 miles per hour.

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