[AZ-Observing] Comet Lovejoy 2014 Q2 - Christmas APOD - Beautiful
- From: Victor Herrero <hubbleed@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: azObserving <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 10:55:43 -0700
Comet Lovejoy 2014 Q2 - Christmas APOD - Beautiful
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141225.html
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1412/c2014_q2_2014_12_16dp.jpg
"...Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, is framed like a cosmic Christmas tree with
starry decorations in this colorful telescopic portrait, snapped on
December 16th. Its lovely coma is tinted green by diatomic C2 gas
fluorescing in sunlight. Discovered in August of this year, this Comet
Lovejoy is currently sweeping north through the constellation Columba,
heading for Lepus south of Orion and bright enough to offer good binocular
views. Not its first time through the inner Solar System, this Comet
Lovejoy will pass closest to planet Earth on January 7, while its
perihelion (closest point to the Sun) will be on January 30. Of course,
planet Earth's own 2015 perihelion passage is scheduled for January 4. A
long period comet, this Comet Lovejoy should return again ... in about
8,000 years..."
By:
Robert Nemiroff (MTU) http://www.mtu.edu/physics/
Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) http://www.astro.umd.edu/
Stay warm
Victor :-)
Dr. Eng. Victor Herrero-Arrieta Ph.D. M.S. Ing.Ind.
http://herrero-radio-astronomy.blogspot.com/ Radio Astronomy Blog
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