There’s a comet in the evening sky, and it’s making quite a splash with observers.
Posts Tagged ‘Comet’
18 Feb
Backward green comet makes one-time only visit
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein, Ap Science Writer Tue Feb 17, 3:23 pm ET
WASHINGTON – An odd, greenish backward-flying comet is zipping by Earth this month, as it takes its only trip toward the sun from the farthest edges of the solar system. The comet is called Lulin, and there’s a chance it can be seen [...]
11 Feb
Green Comet Approaches Earth
Comet Lulin is a green beauty that could become visible to the naked eye any day now.
Provided by NASA, Washington, DC
Amateur astronomer Jack Newton took this image of Comet Lulin with his 14-inch telescope on February 1, 2009, from his backyard observatory in Portal, Arizona. [View Larger Image]
February 9, 2009
In 1996, a 7-year-old boy in [...]
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