A new and brightish comet called Lulin is currently on view late in the evening
and early hours in the southeast sky. I got lucky this morning at 2AM [after a bathroom break!] and through binoculars from the patio it appeared as a ‘fuzzball’ immediately above bright bluish star Spica.
Over the next week it brightens somewhat and moves west [right] towards planet Saturn – the bright ‘star’ due east and low down about 9PM. The best views, as usual, from dark unpolluted sites. The following links may be useful..
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SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
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NASA - Green Comet Approaches Earth
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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...orth_lulin_24f
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amateur photo
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Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3) photo gallery
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Good luck