The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) shared images of Leonard’s comet, which has been traveling to the Sun for thousands of years. Officials reported that these images were taken with the Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) spacecraft.
Space exploration of mankind is developing rapidly due to the advancement of technology. Comets, one of the most interesting objects of the solar system, can also be studied in more detail due to developing space studies. Now the American National Space and Aviation Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA), ‘Leonard’ An important development about the comet, named after him, was shared with the whole world.
Authorities said it was discovered by scientist Gregory J. Leonard at the University of Arizona in January 2021. Comet C/2021 ‘A1’, or aka Leonard’s Comet, has released images. NASA and ESA stated that these images were created by a spacecraft observing the Sun.
Images were recorded on December 17
In the past weeks, the European Space Agency announced that Leonard’s comet will approach our planet on December 12, so it can be seen with the naked eye. That day, the expected came true, and Leonard could be seen from Earth. Authorities announced on December 13 that the comet, which is moving at a speed of 71 kilometers per second, is on the verge of being seen again. that you can move to another galaxy had transferred.
Recently, NASA published animations consisting of images of Leonard, who was first discovered by the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO) SECCHI / HI-2 telescope and spent the last 40 thousand years moving towards the Sun. Authorities said these images were developed in partnership with ESA. Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) that it was created with the help of
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In the images recorded and created by SoloHI on December 17; It can be observed that the ‘tail’ of the comet becomes longer as it approaches the Sun, Venus moves from left to right, and the images show Leonard’s side view. Experts say it’s closest to the Sun January 3 that the comet, which will perform on its history, can go out of the Solar System if it survives its encounter with the Sun; he thinks after that he can start traveling to other galaxies.
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