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Comet Lovejoy is visible near Earth's horizon in this nighttime image photographed by NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, onboard the International Space Station on Dec. 22, 2011.
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Dendroica cerulea, Le***Refs *PHOTOGRAPHIE*, gaspar_, gunnarv63, and 67 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Fjordblick 17 months ago | reply
great, wonderful capture
`·.¸¸.·´´¯`··._.· Happy New Year 2012`·.¸¸.·´´¯`··._.·
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center 17 months ago | reply
Faye_Evans [deleted] 17 months ago | reply
Great shot.
cactiba 17 months ago | reply
Such a pity that the Comet Lovejoy is not visible from the northern hemisphere :(
is wonderful !!
rockerswitch [deleted] 17 months ago | reply
fantastic
♫ Lion ♫ 17 months ago | reply
Perfect!
jamieball833 17 months ago | reply
Wonderful image!
F. Fausta 17 months ago | reply
Great shot!
Happy new Year!
dodagp 17 months ago | reply
Splendid capture!
Wishing you the best in 2012 and mostly " Love & Joy ..."
ArizonaBorealis 17 months ago | reply
Whoa! What I wouldn't have given to catch a glimpse of this baby!
sipazigaltumu 17 months ago | reply
Happy New Year
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april-mo 17 months ago | reply
splendid! Happy New Year to you
pauline.kehoe 17 months ago | reply
Amazing, wonderful.
s.arrigoni 17 months ago | reply
Great shot of a a Great Comet!
CS
Stefano
Fort Photo 17 months ago | reply
Really, REALLY enjoying these!
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Ivan . 15 months ago | reply
Fantastic shot..!! Really great work.