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Old 04-11-2013, 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Suzy View Post
Who'd have thought Comet Lovejoy would out perform Ison at the moment- especially as Lovejoy is actually further away!
Suzy, S1 ISON is 1.15 AU from Earth where R1 Lovejoy is 0.58AU. The closer distance of R1 Lovejoy is why it's putting on the better show.

I've photographed both but seen neither.
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