by APOD Robot » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:06 am
Comet Lovejoy through Morby Castle Ruins
Explanation: This new comet is quite photogenic. Comet Lovejoy, discovered only three months ago, was
imaged through
ruins of ancient
Mörby Castle in
Sweden last week sporting a green-glowing
coma and tails trailing several degrees. The past few weeks have been an unusually active time for
comet watchers as four comets were
visible simultaneously with binoculars:
ISON,
Lovejoy,
Encke, and
LINEAR. C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) comet is
currently visible to the unaided eye from a dark location. As Monday's new Moon will provide little glare, the next few days provide a good time to see
Comet Lovejoy as it reaches its
peak brightness. In two and a half weeks,
Comet Lovejoy will reach its closest approach to the Sun at a distance just inside the orbital distance of the Earth.
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