Credit & Copyright: Gordon Garradd
Explanation:
Wielding a very wide-angle lens, astronomer Gordon Garradd was
able to capture two naked-eye comets in
one
picture looking
toward the west from Loomberah, New South Wales, Australia.
At the far left lies comet
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)
and at the far right, comet
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT).
Recorded on the night of May 20th, the area around
each of the comets has been separately enhanced
here, making it easier to discern their extended tails
streaming away from the Sun.
While comet T7 (LINEAR) is the brighter of the two comets,
both are now fading.
Still, they may be
visible for northern and southern
observers with Q4 (NEAT) easiest to spot in the north.
Of course, with
bright Venus near the center
on the horizon and the lights of nearby Tamworth city glowing at the
bottom right, the two comets are not alone in
this
heavenly view.
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