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WOW! Comet LOVEJOY Passing by the Pleiades Star Cluster, Shining Like a Star of Mag +3.8 (+Video)

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WOW! Comet LOVEJOY Passing by the Pleiades Star Cluster, Shining Like a Star of Mag +3.8  http://spaceweather.com/

This is a good week to look at Comet Lovejoy, which is reaching maximum brightness as mid-January passes.

Experienced observers say the comet is now shining like a star of magnitude +3.8.

In other words, it is an easy target for binoculars and visible to the unaided eye from dark-sky sites.  

This gives backyard sky watchers a point of comparison: If you can see the Pleiades, you can probably see the comet, too.

http://spaceweather.com/

To monitor developments, consult the Comet Lovejoy finder charts from Sky & Telescope here http://tinyurl.com/ne42u4p

 

 Also, the Minor Planet Center has published an ephemeris for accurate pointing of telescopes. http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/returnprepeph.cgi?d=c&o=CK14Q020

 

 

Realtime Comet Photo Gallery  http://spaceweathergallery.com/comet_gallery.html

 

Video Images credit:  
Comet Lovejoy 
Taken by Michael Jäger on January 14, 2014 @ Weißenkirchen Áustria

Disconnection Of Ion Tail Comet C/2014 Q2 
Taken by rolando ligustri on January 8, 2015 @ from Spain, ITelescope.net

 

Image credit: Sky & Telescope    http://tinyurl.com/ne42u4p



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