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 31 2011, 02:15 PM
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From comet-ml post #19154 by Michael Mattiazzo
QUOTE The visual tail length with the unaided eye has reduced to 17 degrees, traceable to Alpha Circinus and photographically about 25 degrees. The bright milky way is interfering with the view.
The tail is continuing to fade with each passing morning and is now of similar surface brightness to the SMC. Thus probably not observable from light polluted city skies. Whether the reduced tail length is real or not, we will need to wait a few more days for the comet to move away from the milky way. |
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