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One more Lovejoy time lapse… maybe the last | Bad Astronomy

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Reports are starting to come in that Comet Lovejoy is fading rapidly, which isn’t too surprising. As it gets farther from the Sun it gets colder, and the ice on its surface doesn’t turn into gas quite so vigorously. It’s the cloud of expanding gas that reflects sunlight and makes a comet bright, so there Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : DiscoverMagazine Discovery Date : 29/12/2011 19:46 Number of articles : 3

One more Lovejoy time lapse… maybe the last | Bad Astronomy

Lovejoy lives! | Bad Astronomy

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Comet Lovejoy was only discovered in late November, but it’s had quite a ride. It was quickly determined to be a Sun-grazer, the kind of comet that plunges down very close to the Sun in its orbit. The date of this solar close encounter: yesterday! That’s a shot of it using SOHO, a solar observatory Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : DiscoverMagazine Discovery Date : 15/12/2011 22:07 Number of articles : 3

Lovejoy lives! | Bad Astronomy