A CELESTIAL TRIFECTA "WOW" WEDNESDAY: MEGA COMET - NEW INTERSTELLAR VISITOR (UPDATED) - 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE NIGHT SKY
Hey, Space Placers!
Welcome to WOW Wednesday as there is MUCH happening in astronomy news.
From the article: Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, affectionately known as Comet BB, is 85 miles wide (140 km wide). It’s about 10 times the size of a typical comet. At the moment, the comet is still at a distance about halfway to Neptune’s orbit around our sun. It’s 16.6 astronomical units (AU) away, or more than 16 times Earth’s distance from the sun.
See the video for more info on BB:
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5 ways our naked-eye views of the night sky deceive us
This informative article describes how we don't get the whole picture when we look at the night sky with just our eyes.
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Much to ponder.........
Sky Guy in VA
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