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A resident of Novosibirsk captured the emerald comet

Added	Wed, 13/02/2019
Источники	vladtime.ru
Дата публикации	Tue, 12/02/2019
Версии	Meteor

Astronomical phenomenon can be seen only once in my life in the night of 12 February.

Russian engineer of the Observatory "VEGA" Michael Maslov was shooting 6 and 8 February, when it was frosty and clear weather. To photograph a celestial body, he used a telescope-astrograph, which is quite detailed can transmit a variety of vague objects.

The man claims that while no special equipment was impossible to consider the phenomenon.

The comet was named Iwamoto, thanks to his opener from Japan Masayuki Iwamoto – astronomer-fan. It was discovered in 2018. Scientists say that you can still see the object with the naked eye for several weeks, but the brightness of the phenomenon will decrease.

To find a celestial body, you need to focus on the constellation Leo, which is under the ladle of the Big dipper. And the next time the comet will fly through the year 1371, that is, 3390 year. The speed of its flight is 66 km per second.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»