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Old 30-12-2014, 01:14 PM
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Animated sequences of Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy

Here is the link to a short animation of Comet Lovejoy image sequences recorded from the outer suburbs of Sydney during the nights of 18 to 21 December 2014.

http://youtu.be/T3QgcyEsiwU

The Vimeo movies recently posted by others are more beautiful. However, this is a fun video to watch once or twice for its scientific value.

The the tail structure of this comet changes rapidly from one hour to the next. Sometimes, I even have a sense of the multiple jets rotating, possibly due to rotation of the source regions on the nucleus.
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