Comet Lovejoy will be closest to the Earth on Jan 7, White - TopicsExpress



          

Comet Lovejoy will be closest to the Earth on Jan 7, White Overtone Wizard Day! It is possible to see it with the naked eye. It is a very long-period comet, but this is not its first time coming through the inner solar system. On the way in, its path showed an orbital period of roughly 11,500 years. Slight perturbations by the planets during this apparition will alter the orbit a bit, so that it will next return in about 8,000 years. Learn more here: news.nationalgeographic/news/2014/12/141230-starstruck-comet-lovejoy-new-year-astronomy/
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:37:11 +0000

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