Thursday, December 22, 2011

Unprecedented View of Comet Captured By Space Station Commander

International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy as seen from about 240 miles above the Earth’s horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21. 

Comet Lovejoy
Credit: NASA

Today Burbank described seeing the comet two nights ago as “the most amazing thing I have ever seen in space,” in an interview with WDIV-TV in Detroit. Last night he captured hundreds of still images of the comet.

 

Contact and sources:
NASA

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