Physics

See Comet Lulin

By Stephen Ornes

Watch the skies for Comet Lulin, a first-time visitor to the solar system that in dark skies will be visible to the naked eye February 24 and will continue until March 1.
Watch the skies for Comet Lulin, a first-time visitor to the solar system that in dark skies will be visible to the naked eye February 24 and will continue until March 1.

A glowing-tailed, first-time visitor to our solar system made a celestial debut visible to the naked eye, starting around 1:30 a.m. on Tues., Feb. 24. If you missed the display — because of clouds or sleep — you can log on to the Coca-Cola Space Science Center at Columbus State University, in Georgia to view a webcast of the encounter at your convenience: http://www.ccssc.org/observatory/image_gallery-CometLulin.html

See an interactive gallery and many more photos online at Science News : A green visitor makes its approach.

About Stephen Ornes

Stephen Ornes lives in Nashville, Tenn., and his family has two rabbits, six chickens and a cat. He has written for Science News Explores since 2008 on topics including lightning, feral pigs, big bubbles and space junk.

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