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Credit & Copyright: Zhuoxiao Wang,
Yangwang-1 Space Telescope,
Origin.Space
Explanation:
What does Comet Leonard look like from space?
Today's
featured image from
Origin.Space's
Yangwang-1
space telescope shows not only the
currently bright comet --
but several other space
delights as well.
Taken in optical and
ultraviolet light,
C/2021 A1 (Leonard) is visible with an
extended tail near the
image center as it appeared five days ago.
The Earth is visible on the lower right, while layers of the
Earth's atmosphere glow diagonally from the lower left to the upper right.
The trails of two satellites
can be seen in front of a myriad of distant stars that
dot the background on the upper left.
The faint bands of light running diagonally from the
lower right to the upper left are
auroras.
Finally, the image also caught a
meteor streaking just below the
airglow.
To see
Comet Leonard yourself
from the Earth's surface during the next few days, look
toward the western horizon just after sunset or just before sunrise.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
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