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Space telescope institute holding lecture on Comet ISON

By Scott Dance and The Baltimore Sun
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Comet ISON's nucleus appears intact in an image the Hubble Space Telescope captured Oct. 9.

Comet ISON's nucleus appears intact in an image the Hubble Space Telescope captured Oct. 9. ( NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA))

Learn more about Comet ISON and other visitors to the solar system from the experts who study it right in our backyard.

The Space Telescope Science Institute is holding a monthly lecture Tuesday, this time from astrophysicist Frank Summers, titled "Great Comets from Humble Origins & Eyes on ISON."

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You can also get a chance to peer into the heavens from the institute's observatory.

The event is free and starts at 8 p.m. in the institute's auditorium at 3700 San Martin Drive.

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If you can't attend, keep track of Comet ISON's travels via the institute's ISON Blog. The comet's closest passage by the sun is less than a month away, on Nov. 28.

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