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Enthusiasts named the most important and spectacular astronomical event of this winter. They, according to fans, will become closer to The earth of the celestial body named 46P / Virtanen – short-period comets from the Jupiter family. Her greenish light is already visible in the night sky with the naked eye.
Comet Virtanen will become one of the few comets that will be able to get closer to our “blue ball” at a distance less than 1.5 million kilometers. At first glance, this is huge distance, however, by the standards of astronomical magnitude, by no means. TO fortunately, the likelihood of a comet colliding with the Earth, tends to zero, so there is no cause for concern, soothe us scientists.
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Particularly bright Virtanena will be visible in the night skies from the middle this month to the middle of the next. Gas atmosphere around an amazing space wanderer will make him look like a luminous ball almost the diameter of the moon.
46P / Virtanena, also called the “Christmas Star” and “green comet”, approaching our planet every five with odd years. However, this celestial body is far from always visible to the naked eye. Most often, a “Christmas star” can observe exclusively through a telescope. So today is the year for astronomers special. However, as for all those who love watch the starry sky …
