{"id":117,"date":"2014-12-22T19:08:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T19:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/?p=117"},"modified":"2014-12-22T19:08:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T19:08:51","slug":"comet-lovejoy-c2014-grazes-brunei-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/2014\/12\/comet-lovejoy-c2014-grazes-brunei-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Comet Lovejoy C2014 grazes Brunei sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dec 23, 2014. DARK MOONLESS SKY TONIGHT <\/strong>and\u00a0Comet Lovejoy C2014 was positioned high\u00a0above our Brunei sky at around mid-night.<\/p>\n

Recently in August this year, An\u00a0Australian amateur astronomer, Terry Lovejoy, discovered his fifth comet, C\/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy).<\/p>\n

The\u00a0photograph\u00a0of the Comet was\u00a0captured from Tutong, Brunei Darussalam last night.\u00a0It\u00a0appeared amazingly\u00a0bright through a telescope and\u00a0features a greenish coma with\u00a0a\u00a0faint tail.<\/p>\n

\"Comet<\/a>
Comet Lovejoy C2014 from Brunei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Based on the image above and comparing the magnitudes of the background stars, the comet is currently at about magnitude +5.<\/p>\n

At the moment, the comet is hardly visible to\u00a0the naked eyes if you are in a small city with light pollution. Hence binoculars or a telescope is required to view it.<\/p>\n

Reports from astronomy communities said that the comet is still brightening.\u00a0The comet\u00a0will be still viewable throughout January next year and it will be at maximum brightness by mid-January 2015.<\/p>\n

Read more info about this comet here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Comet<\/a>
Comet Lovejoy C2014 from Brunei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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