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The "Pojmanski" Comet (HR)
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Comet Pojmanski flew by planet Earth last weekend (March 4/5, 2006) on a surprise trip through the Inner Solar System. (...)
Pojmanski ultimately showed off a long tail, but also presented some lovely green-blue hues as gas molecules in its tenuous coma and tail fluoresced in the sunlight. Astronomers Adam Block and Jay GaBany recorded this colorful HR view on March 3rd, 2006, in the darkness just before twilight. The picture spans about two full moons on the sky. Comet Pojmanski (C/2006 A1) is outward bound and fading now, still visible in binoculars for northern hemisphere observers.
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(Dettagli)
