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• Rob ~ DEADPsalm

  

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  December 15, 2011 1:25:59 PM EST

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  Comet Lovejoy is on course for its death plunge / homecoming. It may become bright enough to see during the daylight hours.

  SOHO Video:

  http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/15dec11/lovejoy_anim.gif

  More on the story:

  http://www.space.com/13925-sungrazing-comet-lovejoy-sun-death-dive.html

   

• Rob ~ DEADPsalm

  

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  December 16, 2011 8:06:14 AM EST

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  Comet Lovejoy has survivied...for now... 

  This SOHO video shows it emerging from behind our Sun to begin its journey to the out limits of its orbit. 

  http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/16dec11/lovejoy_c3_anim.gif?PHPSESSID=78s8nlkfcmsu0me8rjt9ssqbr1

   Another perspective from SDO as it passed through the atmosphere of our Sun: 

  http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/16dec11/ipad/comet_whoosh.m4v?PHPSESSID=78s8nlkfcmsu0me8rjt9ssqbr1