which part of the sky ?

[steve30b]

• November 28 — Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) skims just 730,000 miles (1.16 million kilometers) from the Sun’s surface at 2 p.m. EST.

where do i look in the sky to try and spot ISON on the 28th nov ?.

[LouisJB]

Don't, it will be next to the Sun, very dangerous to look at that time! It's a bit late now to try and see it before it reaches the Sun.

If you wait, assuming it survives it will re-emerge maybe with a good tail and be visible on its return from the close encounter - I think 3rd Dec onwards would be good to view it, where it will go right across the sky towards Polaris and beyond. That's if it survives, there's a good chance it will not, but it might...

[steve30b]

Don't, it will be next to the Sun, very dangerous to look at that time! It's a bit late now to try and see it before it reaches the Sun.

If you wait, assuming it survives it will re-emerge maybe with a good tail and be visible on its return from the close encounter - I think 3rd Dec onwards would be good to view it, where it will go right across the sky towards Polaris and beyond. That's if it survives, there's a good chance it will not, but it might...

thank you louis. just learning as you can see.