Copyright:
Jos� J. Chamb�
(Cometografia)
原文:
Comet Linear has become unexpectedly bright. The comet, discovered in 2000, underwent a 100-fold outburst just a week before it passed a mere 14 lunar distances from Earth late last month. The comet was captured here last week at about magnitude 6 — just bright enough to be seen by the unaided eye — passing in front of the distant globular star cluster M14. Comet 252/P LINEAR is one of a rare group of comets that vacillate between the Earth and Jupiter every 5 years. How the comet will evolve from here is unknown, but hopes run high that it will remain a good object for binoculars in northern skies for the next week or two.
中文翻譯:
🌠 喜訊！彗星 LINEAR 突然變得非常明亮！於 2000 年被發現的彗星，最近在距離地球僅 14 個月球距離的時候，發生了 100 倍的突發現象，隨後被捕捉到，亮度約為 6 星等，正好可以用肉眼觀察到。上周，它在遙遠的球狀星團 M14 前方移動。
彗星 252/P LINEAR 是一個罕見的彗星群之一，每 5 年會在地球與木星之間徘徊。我們不知道這顆彗星接下來會有什麼演變，但我們都希望它能在接下來的一到兩周內，成為北半球觀星者的好對象，適合用雙筒望遠鏡觀賞！🔭✨
#彗星LINEAR #天文觀測 #星空 #肉眼可見 #M14 #宇宙的奇蹟 #探險宇宙 #天文愛好者 #北半球星空
來源:NASA每日圖片
