A Green Comet

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Message 868074 - Posted: 22 Feb 2009, 15:38:11 UTC
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something for all the star gazers out there aparently this comet is thought to be a brand new one on it's first orbit of the sun so it is outgassing Cyanogen and Diatomic carbon that glow Green in the intense sunlight in space.Happy hunting. Oh and you will need a telescope or binocculars to see it.
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Message 868174 - Posted: 22 Feb 2009, 19:29:39 UTC

Looks pretty.
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Message 868430 - Posted: 23 Feb 2009, 6:06:25 UTC
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Also, according to the stats, a one-time visitor. It’s trip around the Sun will give it enough deltaV to leave the solar system.

Hi, and good-by, little green comet. :o)
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Message 868536 - Posted: 23 Feb 2009, 14:57:41 UTC

Saw this comet a few days ago with binoculars. It will be very near Saturn on the early morning of the 24th. This also marks the time of comet Lulin's closest approach to Earth. Saturn is the bright morning star, roughly midway on a line between Spica, in Virgo and Regulus, in Leo. Saturn actually looks like a bright extra star in Leo, slightly below the crouching lion. Look well up above the southern horizon very early on the morning of the 24th. Somewhat later, look to the Southwest. Binoculars and/or a dark sky location are definite plusses in seeing the comet. Michael
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