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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Introducing Comet Nishimura
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| 21 Aug, 2023
| Credit & Copyright: Dan Bartlett
Posted on 08/21/2023 12:13:03 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Will Comet Nishimura become visible to the unaided eye? Given the unpredictability of comets, no one can say for sure, but it currently seems like a good bet. The comet was discovered only ten days ago by Hideo Nishimura during 30-second exposures with a standard digital camera. Since then, C/2023 P1 Nishimura has increased in brightness and its path across the inner Solar System determined. As the comet dives toward the Sun, it will surely continue to intensify and possibly become a naked-eye object in early September. A problem is that the comet will also be angularly near the Sun, so it will only be possible to see it near sunset or sunrise. The comet will get so close to the Sun -- inside the orbit of planet Mercury -- that its nucleus may break up. Pictured, Comet Nishimura was imaged three days ago from June Lake, California, USA while sporting a green coma and a thin tail.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; c2023p1nishimura; comet; cometnishimura; comets; greencomet; greencomets; hideonishimura; nasa; nishimura; science; westvillage
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08/21/2023 12:13:19 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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Pinging the APOD list.
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posted on
08/21/2023 12:13:56 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
A Kamikaze Comet?................
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08/21/2023 12:17:30 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
A Kamikaze Comet?................ It should be named BRANDON.
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posted on
08/21/2023 12:21:46 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: Red Badger
No sneak attack this time.
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posted on
08/21/2023 12:42:30 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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posted on
08/21/2023 12:43:42 PM PDT
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No name given
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To: MtnClimber
Fun!
Thanks for the post.
Hoping to view this comet.
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posted on
08/21/2023 1:17:12 PM PDT
by
BBB333
(The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
08/21/2023 1:56:18 PM PDT
by
mowowie
To: MtnClimber
That’s cool, I hope it gets brighter!
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posted on
08/22/2023 6:23:25 AM PDT
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telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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