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At the end of December 2011, the following comets are all brighter than magnitude 12 as seen from Earth: -- C/2009 P1 Garradd -- P/2011 Y1 Levy -- C/2011 W3 Lovejoy -- 21P Giacobini-Zinner
In mid-September 2011, the following comets are brighter than magnitude 12 as seen from Earth: -- P/2007 R5 SOHO -- C/2010 X1 Elenin -- 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova -- C/2009 P1 Garradd
In mid-September 2011, the following comets are brighter than magnitude 12 as seen from Earth: -- P/2007 R5 SOHO -- C/2010 X1 Elenin -- 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova -- C/2009 P1 Garradd
No. The Great Red Spot is a storm.
Meteor "showers" happen when the Earth passes through the orbit of a comet, or where a comet once was. Most of the meteors are dust-sized, and when a comet approaches the Sun, the Sun's heat and light melt some of its ice and blow the dust and vapor into the "tail" of the comet.But the dust continues along in the same orbit as the comet; just a little slower.The ancient comet's orbit passes near the Earth at one spot along the Earth's orbit, and the Earth goes through pretty much the same path each year. So meteor "showers" happen on the same day each year.
Probably for a long long time, as Inky has yet to be named as a comet, but if you're lucky and spot a new comet, you are at liberty to name it Inky if you like.
You can discover a comet at home using a telescope. Look at or take pictures of the night sky. If you see a spot of light that has changed relative position from one night to another (or one week to another...) then this might be a comet.
A leopard geckos belly is not transparent but some organs are visable, The organ your seeing is most likely the liver or the kidney.
A "Moon" day is the period it takes to make one revolution on it's axis (or Sidereal rotationperiod) this is currently 27.321582 Earth days.For any one spot on the moon, the length of acomplete light/dark cycle is 27.32 Earth days.
Well, we do need to just have a happy little moment to think about where to see that comet. You know, to spot comet 46P, it's best to look towards the northeastern sky this time of year, using a pair of binoculars or a small telescope to help locate it. Just find a quiet spot under the stars and let the beauty of the universe guide you. Happy comet-hunting, my friend.
Yes. Every time the earth orbits the Sun it returns to the same spot