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Farewell, Comet Lovejoy

News • 20/01/2015
Comet Lovejoy imaged from Rousay at 19h 05m UT on January 19. (John Vetterlein.)
Comet Lovejoy imaged from Rousay at 19h 05m UT on January 19. (John Vetterlein.)

The comet, having passed perihelion (closest approach to the Sun), is on its way out beyond the Solar System.

It is not due to return for another 8,000 years or thereabouts.

For more details and wide field images, go to: http://www.spanglefish.com/northernskies/index.asp?pageid=600401 and: http://www.spanglefish.com/northernskies/index.asp?pageid=276772

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