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The result was a long, ionized tail behind the comet that Leonard described as "spectacular filaments and streamers." Last month, the comet released dust and gas whipped up and excited by solar winds-which are collections of charged particles from the sun. He said the comet is now on a trajectory that will fling it out of the solar system after having made its closest approach to the sun on January 3. Leonard added that he spotted the comet from Tucson, Arizona, as recently as January 4, and that he hopes to spot it again this weekend, "perhaps for a final glimpse." "Therefore, binoculars or small telescopes are required as the comet is now dimming as it recedes from both the sun and Earth." "Currently it is positioned only a few degrees above the southwest sky an hour after sunset where it's also competing with a waxing moon. "People living in low northern latitudes below about 30 degrees north can still try to view the comet into the second week of January," he said. It's not certain, but some people in the northern hemisphere may still be able to catch a glimpse of the comet, he told Newsweek.

Mysterious Dust-Spewing Object Blocks Up to 75% of Its Host Star's LightĬomet Leonard was visible in northern hemisphere skies in early- to mid-December as it made a close pass by the Earth, but it transitioned to southern hemisphere skies as it neared the sun, according to the comet's discoverer, Gregory Leonard, an astronomer at the University of Arizona.

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