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A Celebratory Comet

Gerald Rhemann
When you look up to the skies for fireworks this New Year's Eve, keep an eye out for Comet Lovejoy. The celestial body, this one with a greenish tail, is showing up earlier than expected to illuminate the holidays. Now about 30 degrees south of Orion, it has brightened to the point where it can be seen with binoculars: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141230-starstruck-comet-lovejoy-new-year-astronomy/#at_pco=cfd-1.0&at_ab=-&at_pos=2&at_tot=4&at_si=54a3dacacb568635

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