NASA's Deep Impact Spacecraft Images Comet ISON

This series of images of comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) was taken by the Medium-Resolution Imager of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft over a 36-hour period on Jan. 17 and 18, 2013. At the time, the spacecraft was 493 million miles (793 million kilometers) from the comet.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

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[h9kh9k]

Your camera can take pictures from 493 million miles? That is not bad!

[somejackball]

hold on to your butts!

[ram2004mw]

if that image is 493 million miles out that thing is huge , action from a distance, fasten

your seat belts.

[Dantellezv]

Shut up and go back to play with your phone.

[BNorthrup1]

There is a triangular looking object in the background. As it is the only one, it can't be telescope refraction. Can I assume that is a double star?

[TheStockwell]

Golly, Colonel, you sure ask a lot of questions! So "What's the Deal'? More BS?? Seriously - So "What's the Deal'? More BS?? Valentine's Day, then an asteroid flies by! Isn't that romantic? But wait! "What's the Deal'? More BS??

Later, rinse, repeat.

[TheApollothegreat]

forever alone comet

[Samurai Jack]

The time scale Earth gets hit by a comet IS ON average a few times per millennium.

[dogprod89]

oh yeah i have no used zoom but if i zoomed i can see huge no matter

[railwaymguy]

whens the next curiosity rover video?

[mediumawlful]

It be Death Star getting ready to take the shot.