Comet as seen from International Space Station
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 12/22/2011, 9:48 pm


"An astronaut living in space has captured an unprecedented view of a comet from orbit in a jaw-dropping set of photos taken over a nighttime Earth.

Comet Lovejoy is visible near Earth's horizon in this nighttime image photographed by NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, onboard the International Space Station on Dec. 21, 2011.

The amazing images show comet Lovejoy, which survived a trip through the sun's atmosphere last week. They were snapped by veteran NASA astronaut Daniel Burbank, who is currently commander of the International Space Station."

More and video:

http://www.space.com/14031-spectacular-comet-photo-astronaut-space.html

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Comet as seen from International Space Station - Chris in Tampa, 12/22/2011, 9:48 pm
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