Lulin!
Comet Lulin (such a Chinese sounding name!) has been making the astronomy news lately and causing much notice among astronomers. I happened to got on to Slooh and found out that one of their other scope in Chile has come operational and quickly got in to catch up on the sights that were available that night.
It was providential that I was able to get in when the scope was tracking this Lulin comet and I had to get a shot. So, check that green space wanderer below:
It was providential that I was able to get in when the scope was tracking this Lulin comet and I had to get a shot. So, check that green space wanderer below:
(click on picture to see a bigger version)
The Slooh blog gives better details on what this Lulin is all about and also updated another entry here. Should you compare that picture there with mine here, you would also notice a small asteroid along its trail (follow a straight diagonal line, about 30 degrees, upwards from the Comet and you will hit that spot!). That asteroid is 29 Aphitrite.
Interesting night online with a scope thousands of miles away (Chile) looking at an object even farther into the Solar System!
update (22 Feb 2009): more on Lulin here at the NASA site.
The Slooh blog gives better details on what this Lulin is all about and also updated another entry here. Should you compare that picture there with mine here, you would also notice a small asteroid along its trail (follow a straight diagonal line, about 30 degrees, upwards from the Comet and you will hit that spot!). That asteroid is 29 Aphitrite.
Interesting night online with a scope thousands of miles away (Chile) looking at an object even farther into the Solar System!
update (22 Feb 2009): more on Lulin here at the NASA site.
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