New comet makes the scene, just after sunset

By Cosmic Tribune on July 23, 2015   Astronomy, Comets, Impacting, Moon, Out There, Sun, Telescopes  

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, Yuri Beletsky (Las Campanas Observatory, Carnegie Institution)] A comet has brightened quickly and unexpectedly. Discovered last year, Comet C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) is expected to be visible now for a few days to the unaided eye, just after sunset. The comet rounded the Sun on July 6 and apparently has […]