The Tail of a Christmas Comet

The tail of a comet streams across this three level huge telescopic enviornment of ogle captured underneath murky Namibian skies on December 21. In outburst most attention-grabbing a pair of days ago and noteworthy reaching naked maintain visibility Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) is that this yr’s brightest comet. Binoculars will invent the diffuse comet more uncomplicated to position though, shut to the western horizon after sunset. Particulars published in the spellbinding image present the comet’s coma with a greenish tinge, and notice the interaction of the comet’s ion tail with magnetic fields in the portray voltaic wind. After passing closest to Earth on December 12 and Venus on December 18, Comet Leonard is heading in the direction of perihelion, its closest technique to the Solar on January third. Exhibiting in gradual December’s graceful night skies Comet Leonard has moreover modified into is well-known as 2021’s Christmas Comet. Originate Replace: James Webb Region telescope