Novedades sobre el cometa Lovejoy

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El cometa Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2), visible en el hemisferio Norte desde finales de diciembre, está ofreciendo sus momentos más espectaculares en estos días, pasando de una profunda hibernación a una frenética actividad, tal y como explica el astrónomo del IAC Miquel Serra Ricart en el artículo Lovejoy al "máximo" del Blog Vía Láctea s/n.

Esta actividad se manifiesta tanto en la coma como en la cola del cometa.

Además, disponemos de nuevas imágenes de Lovejoy, obtenidas en el Observatorio del Teide (OT) en Tenerife y que muestran el cielo nocturno sobre los distintos telescopios del observatorio, y un vídeo en el que se observa la evolución de la cola del cometa en los pasados días, "zarandeada" por el campo magnético que gobierna el viento solar.

 

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