As usual, comets are full of surprises and unpredictable. Comet Leonard is no exception. Here are the most beautiful photos of his last cramps, observed since December 20.
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[EN VIDÉO] Understanding Comet Leonard in a Minute As Comet Leonard crosses the night sky at the end of 2021, it approaches the Sun as it passes through a near-Earth environment.
It’s never too late for Controller C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Nick name Comet Leonard, the brightest this year.
It passed close to Earth on December 12, and very close to Venus On the seventeenth, it now continues its journey towards the sun which rock bottom The closest point from its orbit to lobby Astral – It will be on January 3, 2022 (exactly one year after it was discovered).
Comet Leonard’s Activity Explosion
Over the past two days, observers around the world have reported a significant increase in brightnesslinked surprise Explosion of activity. It was easy to discern the star of appearance scattered in dusk, not far from Venus.
Hi, I looked at the data from Skygems.namibia, but it only took 6 x 60 seconds to get the maximum contrast in the tail. C/2021 A1 Leonard 2021 Dec 22 UT 19.30 6x60sec 8″/3 Veloce QHY600 Michael Jäger und Lukas Demetz pic.twitter.com/Awwr7ddvb7
– Michael Jager (@Komet123Jager) December 22 2021
Travel in the most severe areas solar systemIt’s natural for the ice to solidify, and the gas and dust trapped there pouring in its wake. Some blocks or slopes on the conglomerate core can suddenly collapse and cause a volcanic eruption that can be seen from the ground. Under the influence of temperature and solar windThe star can also be taken off.
Comet C / 2021 A1 Leonard 2021 dec 21 UT 19.19 RGB 270/270 / 270sec 8″/3 Veloce QHY600, photos courtesy of Lukas Demetz, Skygems.namibia Michael Jäger pic.twitter.com/cl9lqb6Tvw
– Michael Jager (@Komet123Jager) December 22 2021
The first light with the 2600mc Pro and RASA 11 goes to Comet Leonard tonight on a cold, clear night in Llano County, Texas. The perfect way to start the holiday season. #txwxpic.twitter.com/wYyyvtEQpi
– Will Leverett (@312Will) December 21, 2021
The astrophotographers who, for some, have been following his wanderings across the earthly sky for months, have been a stunning sight, as evidenced by the photos they posted on Instagram. social networks. The comet has his hair in the wind, in solar wind, thus the opposite of our star. In some pictures, he conjures a file Surprised mane Lion With long, undulating tentacles in space, a sign of recent turmoil.
Comet Leonard an hour ago. Brighter in the last 48 hours! Still a great target unless you have a long eyepiece or telescope but pretty cool! 30 x 4 sec / f5.6 / 105 mm / ISO 3200 Canon 6D Mk II not tracked from my backyard (Byron Bay, Australia). #CometLeonardpic.twitter.com/5j2dQPz1bW
– Dylan O’Donnell (@erfmufn) December 21, 2021
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