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Astronaut Photographs Comet Lovejoy ... From Space

astroengine writes "The sungrazing comet that survived the plunge deep into the solar corona, only to escape after swinging behind the sun last week, has posed for an extraordinary photograph. Space station commander Dan Burbank caught Comet Lovejoy and its impressive tail hanging above the Earth's horizon as it begins its long journey back into deep space."

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  1. Re:tails by ackthpt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's tails plural. one for dust, one for gas ;)

    yeah. Also, what's with the elipsis (...) ? As in ... From Space? I mean, that's kind of what you expect, right? I mean, he's a god-damn astronaut. If you wrote a headline that says Astronaut Takes Picture ... From The Sea Floor, that might require an elipsis. Or maybe "Plumber Takes Picture ... From Space " that would be cool. Or maybe even if it was something you wouldn't expect an astronaut to do. Like "Astronaut helps Stranded Motorist Change Tire ... From Space." I can see that. But I just don't get the use of ... here. I mean even that crazy chick astronaut who had a car full of duct tape and pepper spray didn't get an ... in her headlines.

    Cool picture, though.

    The ... give /. its only sense of ... drama! (Ha! One better, I used italics!)

    Yeah, not thinking this was astronaut on training at the bottom of a pool or in a flight simulator.

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