Comet Lovejoy brightens considerably
Well we did say that Terry Lovejoy’s comets are always ones to watch out for and we weren’t wrong. Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy discovered earlier in the […]
Month: March 2017
Comet 41P/Tuttle passes the Owl Nebula
On Tuesday 21 March, Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak passed close to the Owl Nebula (M97) and the Surfboard Galaxy (M108). The above image taken by Lee Phillips shows […]
Terry Lovejoy discovers comet C/2017 E4
On March 09, Terry Lovejoy, an amateur astronomer from Thornlands, Queensland Australia discovered a new comet with his Celestron C14 telescope and QHY9 CCD camera. This […]
Comet 41P and NGC 3198
This spectacular image of Comet 41P passing by spiral galaxy NGC 3198 was taken by Chris Schur, Payson, AZ on 14 March, 2017. This close […]
Comet 41P ready and well placed
Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak now resides in the constellation of Leo already 30 degrees above the horizon shortly after sunset. Brightening rapidly and already about to pass […]