NASA: Two Comets and Other Celestial Spectacles Visible This Month

Feb 10, 2017
by: Maarten Schenk

NASA announced several intersting astronomical events will be visible during February of 2017, including not one but two comets. Check out these two videos they posted to Instagram which went viral:

Part 1: What's up in the sky this month? Use Venus and Mars to find the Zodiacal Light. On February 1st the crescent moon joins the planets Venus, Mars and Uranus in the southwest sky just after sunset. CREDIT: NASA #nasa #space #whatsup #february #sky #stargazing #nightsky #venus #mars #uranus #sunset

Een video die is geplaatst door NASA (@nasa) op 2 Feb 2017 om 7:33 PST

Part 2: Comet 45P, visible after sunset over the last two months through both binoculars and telescopes makes its closest approach to Earth on February 11. The second of several comets visible this year through binoculars or telescopes, Comet 2P Encke, returns to our view after a 3.3 year orbit around the sun. CREDIT: NASA #nasa #space #whatsup #february #sky #stargazing #nightsky #comet #sunset #telescope

Een video die is geplaatst door NASA (@nasa) op 2 Feb 2017 om 7:36 PST

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