A newly discovered comet that has caught the attention of skywatchers around the world appears to be undergoing some dynamic changes.
The comet, called Ikeya-Murakami (C/2010 V1), was first detected last week by amateur astronomers in Japan, but several other skywatchers have since been watching the icy wanderer's changing appearance over the last few days. [Photo: Comet Ikeya-Murakami (C/2010 V1)]
Russian astronomer Leonid Elenin, of Moscow, used the remotely operated ISON-NM telescope in New Mexico to observe the new Comet Ikeya-Murakami over the weekend.
More: Ikeya-Murakami (http://www.space.com/spacewatch/newfound-comet-changing-fast-101108.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+spaceheadlines+(SPACE.com+Headline+Feed))
Bit more: http://spaceweather.com/ (http://spaceweather.com/)
It's rising at about 4 am in Virgo supposedly around mag12 :o
See also http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=6683.0 ;)