Turn down the heat boys :) Unlike the Deseret News, a daily paper, magazine layout and content are determined months in advance. (Have any of you received your November Sky & Tel yet? December? ) Three - four months ago ISON was looking more promising. The editorial staff of Astronomy threw the dice - they gambled - and, based on current projections, they lost - big time. Something along the line of "Dewey Defeats Truman." Astronomy mag may be wiping egg off its face for years to come. The real value, imho , of ISON is - it is a comet - which means the solar system is not static. Like Hale-Bopp, it was discovered a year in advance, it isn't going to hit earth, or even come near. (It could still be upstaged by an undiscovered comet appearing at the last moment - like Hyakutake). Will it be impressive, probably not, BUT it is a sun grazer. It's going to go so close to the sun it might not survive its visit. That should spark some public interest. It has certainly sparked mine. I'm hoping for its demise :)