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Comet Lulin Is Moving Closer To Earth

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the space-sparkles dept.

goran72 writes "The comet is swinging around the Sun and approaching the Earth. The photogenic Lulin has a bright tail and an 'anti-tail.' At its closest approach in February, Comet Lulin is expected to brighten to naked-eye visibility, reaching a magnitude of six."

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  1. Re:Magnitude of six... what by d3m0nCr4t · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparent_magnitude