Rare supercomet to outshine Moon in 2013

December 25, 2012 16:09

A rare supercomet is rushing towards the Sun from the outer solar system and at its peak it may outshine the Moon in November, 2013, astronomers claim.

First spotted in September this year, the comet is known as C/2012 S1 (ISON), New Scientist reported.

Its closest approach to the Sun will be in November, when Timothy Spahr of the Minor Planet Center at Harvard University expects it to put on as good a show as Hale-Bopp did in 1997.

Hale Bopp is believed to be the most widely observed comet of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades.

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