Posted on 08/23/2014 8:13:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: On July 13th, a good place to watch Comet Jacques was from Venus. Then, the recently discovered visitor (C/2014 E2) to the inner solar system passed within about 14.5 million kilometers of our sister planet. But the outbound comet will pass only 84 million kilometers from our fair planet on August 28 and is already a fine target for telescopes and binoculars. Two days ago Jacques' greenish coma and straight and narrow ion tail were captured in this telescopic snapshot, a single 2 minute long exposure with a modified digital camera. The comet is flanked by IC 1805 and IC 1848, also known as Cassiopeia's Heart and Soul Nebulae. If you're stuck on planet Earth this weekend you can hunt for Comet Jacques in evening skies, or spot a Venus, Jupiter, crescent Moon triangle before the dawn.
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[Credit & Copyright: Dominique Dierick]
Lovely. And a great bonus is, I have the Yardbirds ‘Heart and Soul’ running thru my mind.
The Yardbirds? Lucky You. I am stuck with the Hoagy Carmichael Song!
Best blues-derived group of the 1960s, IMHO.
Hey, nothin’ wrong with Hoagy! :’)
I love him!
But as a Piano teacher, I have had just about enough of “Heart and Soul” LOL!
God
Bless
Granny
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