Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Comet Lulin: The Green Traveller

Our solar system highly commended: The Green Visitor by Richard Higby (Australia). Named after the Lulin Observatory in Taiwan where it was discovered, this comet?s green colour comes from the gases that make up its Jupiter-sized atmosphere. Comet Lulin's orbit indicates that this image captures it at what was likely the its first trip into the inner Solar System

The Green Visitor by Richard Higby (Australia). Named after the Lulin Observatory in Taiwan where it was discovered, this comet's green colour comes from the gases that make up its Jupiter-sized atmosphere. Comet Lulin's orbit indicates that this image captures it at what was likely the its first trip into the inner Solar System

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