Comet Lovejoy

[drhoz]

Argh! Why didn't anybody tell me that Comet Lovejoy was now a brilliant naked-eye comet!

Comet C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy) was discovered less than a month ago, and was soon determined to be one of the Kreutz sungrazers, a family of comets thought to have all derived from a single giant comet that broke up a few orbits back, and may have been the one

Comments

[morbid_curious]

I have too much ground clutter and eastern suburbs with quake liquefaction, damnit :-\ Couldn't see it from my place.

[drhoz]

bugger

[morbid_curious]

I believe that's what I said at the time, yes :-)

[estarial]

Awesome post.

[drhoz]

thanks :)

[featherfire]

I love the fact that its name is Lovejoy. It's gonna go divvy antiques somewhere. *wonders if anyone will get this reference*

[drhoz]

not me, alas :(

[morbid_curious]

*strokes his black beard* I've found there's often a few deadwood hanging around to pick up obscure Ian McShane references :-)

[alopex]

In a swanky leather jacket no less.

[hunter_san]

I was up before dawn today but I didn't look outside. Whyyyyy.

[drhoz]

well, there's always tomorrow morning :)

[hunter_san]

With it being christmas and all, I completely forgot to go look outside again.

Blah!

[drhoz]

ah well, you can still enjoy the photos :)

[devo79]

Why do I always live the wrong place when it comes to seeing awesome stuff like this?

[drhoz]

I'm just hoping we have clear skies - Perth is famous for clear skies - unless something interesting is happening, in which case it'll be overcast all night