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COMET LULIN UPDATE: Comet Lulin is approaching Earth and brightening rapidly. Observers say it is now visible to the naked eye as a faint (magnitude +5.6) gassy patch in the constellation Virgo before dawn. Even city dwellers have seen it. Backyard telescopes reveal a vivid green comet in obvious motion. Just yesterday, amateur astronomers watched as a solar wind gust tore away part of the comet's tail, the second time this month such a thing has happened. Lulin's closest approach to Earth (38 million miles) is on Feb. 24th; at that time the comet could be two or three times brighter than it is now. Browse the gallery for the latest images: Spaceweather.com .
Comet Lulin
Gregg Ruppel
Ellisville, Missouri
[A few miles West of St. Louis, Missouri]
February 16th, 2009
Green comet Lulin
- It's Aliveeeeee...ison That Is
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Philosophy
Comet Lulin is getting closer
COMET LULIN UPDATE: Comet Lulin is approaching Earth and brightening rapidly. Observers say it is now visible to the naked eye as a faint (magnitude +5.6) gassy patch in the constellation Virgo before dawn. Even city dwellers have seen it. Backyard telescopes reveal a vivid green comet in obvious motion. Just yesterday, amateur astronomers watched as a solar wind gust tore away part of the comet's tail, the second time this month such a thing has happened. Lulin's closest approach to Earth (38 million miles) is on Feb. 24th; at that time the comet could be two or three times brighter than it is now. Browse the gallery for the latest images: Spaceweather.com .
Comet Lulin
Gregg Ruppel
Ellisville, Missouri
[A few miles West of St. Louis, Missouri]
February 16th, 2009
Green comet Lulin
- It's Aliveeeeee...ison That Is
Yesterday's time lapse indicated that the bulk of the comet had fell victim to the sun [above], but it appears that it survived. spaceweather.com... Cancel the funeral. Comet ISON is back from the dead. Yesterday, Nov. 28th, Comet ISON flew through...
- Ison Comet...the Latest
"NASA captures Comet ISON speeding toward the sun" by Traci Watson November 27th, 2013 USA TODAY Comet ISON, a shopping-mall-sized chunk of dust and ice that makes its closest approach to the sun Thursday, is refusing to show its hand. Researchers know...
- Thanksgiving Day Comet
An October 8 view of the comet from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter near Tucson. "Comet On Target for Thanksgiving Roasting" November 1st, 2013 StarDate A comet that’s caused a lot of excitement is racing toward a close encounter with the Sun on Thanksgiving...
- Donati’s Comet--1858
Stereo Photograph London 1858 Abstract... Donati’s comet was one of the most impressive astronomical events of the nineteenth century. Its extended sword-like tail was a spectacular sight that inspired several literary and artistic representations....
- Draconid Meteor Shower...october 7-8
Spaceweather.com... Earth is about to pass through a stream of debris from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, source of the annual Draconid meteor shower. Last year, Europeans witnessed a faint but furious outburst of 600 meteors per hour when the shower...