The Great Christmas Comet of 2011, 2011 W3 (Lovejoy) |
The Great Christmas Comet of 2011, 2011 W3 (Lovejoy) |
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Dec 2 2011, 09:59 PM
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http://sungrazer.nrl.navy.mil/index.php?p=.../birthday_comet
Possible very bright sungrazing comet coming mid December - Comet Lovejoy C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) Information in the link above. |
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Dec 22 2011, 12:07 AM
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There are some incredible movies now available from the Sungrazer website, which is linked to in the very first post in this thread.
First is this 7MB Quicktime movie from STEREO/SECCHI COR-1B. Very spectacular -- you first see the comet approaching the sun from the lower right, then the headless tail receding to the upper left, then the tail-less comet nucleus moving away from the sun toward the lower right as it begins to generate a new tail. Second is this 30MB WMV movie from STEREO/SECCHI HI-1A, also a very striking movie of the comet departing from the sun.. |
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