Friday, January 17, 2014

APOD 2.7

Lovejoy in the New Year
January 3rd 2014
This picture is really cool because it looks like a comet zooming across the sky and leaving a trail as it passes. The Comet ISON in 2013, also known as Comet Lovejoy, traveled across the early morning sky on New Year's Day. It stretched through the constellation of Hercules. It was only visible to the naked eye in very dark places right before dawn. The deep exposure made it a tinted green color. This was the thing for stargazers to view, definitely something they wouldn't want to miss. The Comet Lovejoy made its closest approach to the Sun around December 22.

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