As Comet ISON made its closest approach to the Sun on Thursday, November 28, the numerous satellites and space telescopes orbiting around offered the sky watchers live views on the "Comet of the Century." According to the Space.com report, one of the oldest but still the best satellite focusing on the Sun is the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).

The latest video on Comet ISON coming from SOHO can be viewed at this LINK.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency are on a joint mission for the Sun-watching spacecraft.

SOHO was launched in 1995 and carries an arrangement of cameras directed at the Sun. Interested viewers can check out as well the live views coming from the SOHO spacecraft at this Web site LINK. .

In viewing the 2013 Comet ISON, the most fascinating SOHO instrument used is the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph #3 (LASCO C3). It displays a field of view at approximately 32 degrees wide, with a disk blocking the Sun at the end of a trail, and a small white circle marks its diameter.

With SOHO located in space, no atmosphere will be scattering the Sun's light therefore the stars that surrounds the Sun can be visible. The experience is comparable to watching a total solar eclipse with a much better view than what the human eye normally sees.

At the moment, no one has the answers to the questions on whether Comet ISON will disintegrate or live up to the "Comet of the Century" moniker. The Universe Today report offers a post-perihelion Comet ISON viewing guide for the majority of viewers in the northern hemisphere where they can have a first look at the comet just about the morning of December 1.

To best view this, it is suggested to look low to the east approximately half an hour before local sunrise with the use of binoculars. The planets Saturn and Mercury as well as the fading crescent Moon will be perching in close proximity.

Furthermore, Comet ISON will be dipping back below magnitude zero a couple of days after the perihelion as well visibility to the naked eye in late December if the current predictions on the space object hold. The spectators could begin picking the comet up low to the west at sunset in mid-December but the best bet will be at dawn.

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