As always, comets are full of surprises and unexpected. Comet Leonard is no exception. Here are the prettiest photos of her recent cramps she’s seen since December 20.
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[EN VIDÉO] Understanding Comet Leonard in a Minute As Comet Leonard approaches the Sun in late 2021, crossing the night sky, passing through a close-to-Earth atmosphere.
it’s still not too late Supervisor C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Surname Comet Leonard, this year’s brightest.
Passed by Earth on 12 December, and very close to Vesper On the 17th, she continues her ride towards now soleil Whose near sun – The point of orbit closest to the stellar focus – will be January 3, 2022 (just a year after its discovery).
Comet Leonard C/2021 A1 in full glory. Image is from 24 December 19.30 UT with only 4/4/4 minutes – data, as usual, provided by Lukas Demetz from Skygames.namibia. Scope was 8″ / f-3 Veloce and QHY600 cam Michael Jagaro pic.twitter.com/t4dAFuTcHV
— Michael Jagger (@Komet123Jager) December 25, 2021
Another beautiful image of Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard by Rita Vidigal Borges. The comet has experienced another explosion tonight. I saw its intensity as 3.2 this evening. Click on image to view full. pic.twitter.com/aEn8VEnn3Q
— kon stoitsis (@vivstoitsis) December 24, 2021
Burst of Activity for Comet Leonard
Over the past two days, observers around the world have reported a significant increase in Glow, suddenly attached burst of activity, Ale’Star Visually diffuse, easily seen at dusk, not far Vesper,
Hi I looked at the data from Skygems.namibia but it only took 6×60 seconds to get the max tail contrast. C/2021 A1 Leonard 2021 Dec 22 UT 19.30 6x60sec 8″/3 Veloce QHY600 Michael Jagger and Lucas Demetz pic.twitter.com/Awwr7ddvb7
— Michael Jagger (@Komet123Jager) December 22, 2021
traveling in the hottest region of Solar system, its ice cream sublimation, it is normal to spill when it wakes up gas And the dust got stuck there. Some blocks or rocks at the weak, lumpy core can collapse suddenly, and cause explosions visible from Earth. under temperature shock and solar wind, the star can also be disoriented.
Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard 2021 Dec 21 UT 19.19 RGB 270/270/270sec 8″/3 Veloce QHY600, Images provided by Lucas Demetz, Skygames.Namibia Michael Jagger pic.twitter.com/cl9lqb6Tvw
— Michael Jagger (@Komet123Jager) December 22, 2021
First lights with 2600mc Pro and RASA 11 go 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
Astrophotographers, who have, for some, been following his wanderings across the terrestrial sky for months, found the spectacle unbelievable, as evidenced by the images he published. Social Networks, comets have hairs in the air solar wind, so unlike our Star, In some photos, it highlights Surprised mane Lion With long tentacles swaying in space, and which are none other than traces of a recent disturbance.
Comet Leonard from 1 hour ago. So much brighter in the last 48 hours! Unless you have a long lens or telescope but are super cool, still not a good target! 30 x 4s / f5.6 / 105mm / ISO 3200 untracked from Canon 6D Mk II Backyard (Byron Bay, Australia). #comet leonardpic.twitter.com/5j2dQPz1bW
— Dylan O’Donnell (@erfmufn) December 21, 2021
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