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Observing the brightest comet of 2021- The Leonard Comet


The brightest comet of 2021 is approaching Earth.

Discovered by Greg Leonard, a senior researcher at the University of Arizona and was first spotted at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on January 3, 2021.

According to Robert Lunsford with the American Meteor Society said it will not be the most noted ever seen, but it will be the brightest comet of 2021.

Starting from December 3-13 the comet can be observed in the morning sky. You can even see it with binoculars or a telescope. On the 12th it will be over 21.7 million miles from Earth.

Beginning on December 14th one should be able to see it with the naked eye. You should be able to see it appear next to Venus right after sunset.

On December 18th The Leonard Comet will be 2.6 million miles from Venus and will fade away each day until December 25th. At that time it will pass by the sun and ejected out of our solar system- never to be see on Earth.

For additional information: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2075/full-moon-guide-november-december-2021/

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