Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Don't forget Comet F1 LONEOS
Image Credit Comet AlWhile we have been awed by comet 17/P Holmes, Comet F1 LONEOS has been quietly achieving some nice things.
It stared back weeks ago, just after Holmes burst into view. LONEOS was passing by Antares, and Michael Mattiazzo snapped this great shot, (with Antares and a globular cluster in the field, see Mikes web site for some more great comet shots).
Then between October 29-32 a coronal mass ejection hit the comet. You can see the comet outburst in Comet Al's false colour image (see his Gallery for more great shots) generated from STEREO satellite images, and he also made a great animation of it as the CMA passed.
LONEOS has faded now, but it was a gem of a little comet.
Labels: astrophotography, comets, Observational Astronomy
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 7:55 pm 
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