Comet Lulin: one to watch in 2009
4 February 2009
The bright Comet Lulin is expected to put on an excellent show in our night skies this month. It is easily visible in binoculars, and sharp-eyed observers may even be able to spot it with unaided eyes, if conditions are favourable. Estimates suggest it will be brightest around 24 February, when it will also appear to pass close to the planet Saturn.
For more information about Comet Lulin, along with charts of where to find it in the sky, check Sky and Telescope's webpage:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/35992534.html
Image Caption: Comet Lulin on February 2nd, glowing at magnitude 6.5 with tail and antitail. Credit: Paolo Candy (http://www.hesnet.net/candy/)
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