Introduction
Living in the Southern Hemisphere around Christmas (2011), a viewer interested in the heavens could have seen a comet (a large mass of icy rock) streak through the night sky. This was no ordinary comet. Many astronomers feared the comet would disappear as it had to travel through the sun’s corona. However, it defied all odds by coming through the fire and shining brighter than ever. This comet was sighted for the first time in Queensland, Australia.
Discovery
Comet Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) was discovered on November 27, 2011 by Terry Lovejoy, an Australian amateur astronomer. Early that morning Terry took many pictures of the sky with his scope and camera. After processing them, he noticed a rapidly moving fuzzy object in one picture. This caused him to investigate the other pictures he had taken which led to his discovery of the comet. The Minor Planet Center officially announced the discovery of Comet Lovejoy on December 2.
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Living in the Southern Hemisphere around Christmas (2011), a viewer interested in the heavens could have seen a comet (a large mass of icy rock) streak through the night sky. This was no ordinary comet. Many astronomers feared the comet would disappear as it had to travel through the sun’s corona. However, it defied all odds by coming through the fire and shining brighter than ever. This comet was sighted for the first time in Queensland, Australia.
Discovery
Comet Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) was discovered on November 27, 2011 by Terry Lovejoy, an Australian amateur astronomer. Early that morning Terry took many pictures of the sky with his scope and camera. After processing them, he noticed a rapidly moving fuzzy object in one picture. This caused him to investigate the other pictures he had taken which led to his discovery of the comet. The Minor Planet Center officially announced the discovery of Comet Lovejoy on December 2.
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