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Comet Lulin Closest To Earth Tonight

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-out-your-telescopes dept.

William Robinson writes "Comet Lulin, formally known as C/2007 N3, which is on a visit to the inner solar system, will make its closest approach to earth tonight, about 38 million miles away. To the naked eye, the comet looks like a fuzzy patch of hazy light in the southeastern sky near Saturn, at the tip of Leo the Lion's hind leg. After this brief visit, Lulin will be heading back out to its kin in the Oort Cloud."

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  1. Next time.. by onion2k · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you're a bit too busy to go out of the basement to look, bear in mind that it won't be coming around again for another 50 million years (give or take 500,000 or so), so you might want to brave going outside after all.

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    1. Re:Next time.. by Joe+U · · Score: 3, Funny

      I live in NYC, we're lucky we can see the moon.

      I'll have to wait for photos.

    2. Re:Next time.. by StarfishOne · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's no moon! :O

      (Obligatory, please forgive me..)

    3. Re:Next time.. by OolimPhon · · Score: 2, Funny

      No biggie. I'll catch it next time.

    4. Re:Next time.. by WormholeFiend · · Score: 2, Funny

      I prefer having sidereal photons directly hit my eyes.

    5. Re:Next time.. by Tired+and+Emotional · · Score: 2, Funny
      I went outside to look for it last night.

      Couldn't find it, and I got soaking wet.

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  2. Re:Nice antenostication there, guys by furby076 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one would welcome our new comet overlords, but since I am late to the ceremony they are turning me into vaporware.

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  3. Re:I got some photos of Lulin a few days ago by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > Refractory artifacts?
    i hope not!