Sunday, December 23, 2012

Another Great Comet?

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows us Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997. Even from my light-soaked skies, I could see this comet (for part of the viewing cycle, as I walked home from the bus from New York City in the evening...and for the other part of the viewing cycle, as I walked to the bus in the early morning—who says you can't do astronomy anywhere?)

Out in the deeper regions of our Solar System, another new comet has been seen that will pass "close" to us. Will 2013 be the year of another "Great Comet"?

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