Three factors contribute to a comet's brightness: it must be large, fairly close to both the sun and the Earth and have a good-sized dust-to-gas ratio. The comet ISON has all of these in spades, causing quite a stir with astrological experts.

Dubbed as the Comet of the Century, experts from NASA's Comet ISON Observation Campaign (CIOC) said ISON is the one of the most visible comets in recent years. This means it has more unstable and unpredictable pattern with regard to burning out.

This is also a 'new' comet that has different implications for its orbit. It has never experienced traveling through a solar system and is most likely inexperienced with the melting effects of solar radiation. Also, ISON could react in a different manner when it reaches its perihelion or the point when it is closest to the sun.

ISON is what is classified as a sungrazer, a comet that is within a solar diameter of the sun. With this, experts are keen to observe it as it completes its journey throughout space. This may be an opportunity that cannot be replicated within a person's lifetime.

For Australian astrological enthusiasts, the best place to view the comet with the naked eye will be in the Northern Hemisphere should it survive its perihelion on Nov. 28. For now, residents of Sydney and Perth can see ISON's tail. It can be observed in the morning sky, east facing, at around 5 a.m. An easier way to identify the comet is to just look in the general area where the sun will rise, it will most likely be found there.

People should look for the Virgo constellation as it will be near Spica, the constellation's brightest star. After Nov.18-19, it will not be easy to predict the movements of ISON and can either burn out or burn brighter. Enthusiasts are hoping for the latter.

Locals around the area should take advantage of this fantastic opportunity as this is a relatively new and rare astrological event. The undecided outcome of ISON is also a feature that should not be ignored. After all, it is not every day that one can see a comet die by fire or possibly burn even brighter.