WASHINGTON – An odd, greenish backward-flying comet is zipping by Earth this month, as it takes its only trip toward the sun from the farthest edges of the solar system. The comet is called Lulin, and there’s a chance it can be seen with the naked eye — far from city lights, astronomers say. But you’ll most likely need a telescope, or at least binoculars, to spot it.
The best opportunity is just before dawn one-third of the way up the southern sky. It should be near Saturn and two bright stars, Spica and Regula.
On Monday at 10:43 p.m. EST, it will be 38 million miles from Earth, the closest it will ever get, according to Donald Yeomans, manager of NASA’s Near Earth Object program.
at 9 she’s old enough for a telescope - I suppose she already has a few guns . . .
No need for pink font, she has a little single-shot .22 rifle.
She’s a pretty good shot too. More importantly though, she’s not afraid of guns, but rather respectful of them and has understood the basic rules of gun safety since she was 4!
Next she’s gonna have to learn the basic rules of boy safety. That one concerns me…
