Two naked-eye comets in the northern skies
Photo of Comet ISON on November 16. Credit: Michael Jaeger. The northern hemisphere has been drawing the short straw when it comes to comets for the last few years. The last few really bright comets...
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Close-up astrophotograph of Comet Lovejoy. Credit: Paul Stewart. This is Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy). Like many comets, it has a bright green color due to the fluorescence of diatomic carbon molecules in...
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