by APOD Robot » Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:07 am
Comet PanSTARRS, Moon, and Venus
Explanation: It is the object to the left of the big tree that's generating much recent excitement. If you look closely, there you can see
Comet PanSTARRS, complete with
two tails. During July, this comet has
increased markedly in brightness and has just
passed its closest approach to Earth. The statuesque tree in the center is a
Norfolk Island Pine, and to either side of this tree are
New Zealand Pohutukaw trees. Over the trees, far in the distance, are
bright Venus and an even brighter crescent
Moon. If you look even more closely, you can find
Jupiter hidden in the branches of the pine. The
featured image was taken a few days ago in
Fergusson Park,
New Zealand, looking over
Tauranga Harbour Inlet. In the coming days and weeks,
Comet C/2014 Q1 (PANSTARRS) will slowly move away from the Sun and the Earth, drift deep into southern skies, and fade.
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[b] Explanation: [/b] It is the object to the left of the big tree that's generating much recent excitement. If you look closely, there you can see [url=http://earthsky.org/todays-image/comet-briefly-appears-for-southern-hemisphere]Comet PanSTARRS[/url], complete with [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150720.html]two tails[/url]. During July, this comet has [url=http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2014Q1/2014Q1.html]increased markedly in brightness[/url] and has just [url=http://cgi.minorplanetcenter.net/cgi-bin/returnprepeph.cgi?d=c&o=CK14Q010]passed its closest[/url] approach to Earth. The statuesque tree in the center is a [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araucaria_heterophylla]Norfolk Island Pine[/url], and to either side of this tree are [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrosideros_excelsa]New Zealand Pohutukaw[/url] trees. Over the trees, far in the distance, are [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150701.html]bright Venus[/url] and an even brighter crescent [url=http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Moon]Moon[/url]. If you look even more closely, you can find [url=http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jupiter&Display=OverviewLong]Jupiter[/url] hidden in the branches of the pine. The [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/%20https://www.facebook.com/AmitKamblePhotography/photos/a.589147871144297.1073741833.428866457172440/900052733387141/?type=1&theater]featured image[/url] was taken a few days ago in [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i51tszCwyiU]Fergusson Park[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand]New Zealand[/url], looking over [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3GNISaxA0]Tauranga Harbour Inlet[/url]. In the coming days and weeks, [url=http://earthsky.org/todays-image/best-photos-of-the-comet-c2014-q1-panstarrs]Comet C/2014 Q1 (PANSTARRS)[/url] will slowly move away from the Sun and the Earth, drift deep into southern skies, and fade.
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