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Comet Lovejoy C/2007 E2

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17 years 4 weeks ago #43150 by JohnONeill
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Hi,

A little bit of joy for Comet Observers. A new found comet is predicted to be a 7th magnitude object in late April 2007. Discovered by Terry Lovejoy in Australia.

Now deep in the southern hemisphere. I have analysed its track and it will be rapidly moving north in late April (well visible before dawn) amid the summer constellations before becoming circumpolar in May.

John

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17 years 4 weeks ago #43195 by dave_lillis
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well, there's a name for a comet if ever I saw one. :lol:
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17 years 4 weeks ago #43198 by ayiomamitis
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If anyone is a member of the digital_astro Yahoo forum, I am sure they will recognize (or know) Terry Lovejoy who is an active member. He discovered the comet accidentally with his DSLR while taking some photos.
Anthony Ayiomamitis
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17 years 4 weeks ago #43202 by Paul FitzGerald
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Good stuff John. I look forward to it 'peddling' its wares around our skies soon. :wink:
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