Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

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Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

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Press Releases
November 2006
Your source for astronomy expertise — Astronomy magazine editors are here to help enrich media and blogger coverage of meteor showers, space missions, and night-sky events.
The 2006 Leonid meteor shower
A favorable Moon phase and a prediction of dozens of meteors per hour make this year's Leonid meteor shower one worth staying up late to see.
Published: November 14, 2006
Mercury crosses the Sun
On November 8, the solar system's innermost planet crosses the Sun's disk for the last time in a decade. This online media kit from Astronomy magazine includes a diagram, links to live webcasts, historical context, and additional information.
Published: November 2, 2006
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