This time-lapse image shows Comet ISON approaching and leaving during its slingshot around the sun on Nov. 28, 2013.
This time-lapse image shows Comet ISON approaching and leaving during its slingshot around the sun – represented by the white circle — on Nov. 28, 2013. The ISON images clearly outline the curve of the comet’s orbit path. The images were captured by ESA/NASA’s SOHO mission. Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/SDO/GSFC