Category Archives: Comets

Comet Lulin Images, Near Regulus In Leo

At last, the skies over Kent cleared last night for a few hours.  I was finally able to photograph Comet Lulin. This is something of a relief…   For the past three weeks, I’ve been making maps of Lulin’s projected … Continue reading →

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New Comet (Lulin) To Observe This Month

A new comet enters our skies in February. Comet Lulin (2007 N3) is speeding towards the Earth, at present.  It will get closest to us on February 24th and be  less than half the Earth-Sun distance away.  Then it heads … Continue reading →

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