In Photos: See The ‘Christmas Comet’ Suddenly Brighten And Dramatically ‘Disconnect’ Days Before It’s Ejected - Forbes

It’s now rather tricky to see from the northern hemisphere, but Comet Leonard—a.k.a. the “Christmas Comet”—is continuing to delight amateur astronomers south of the equator.
Comet Leonard appeared to pass between the Whale Galaxy (NGC4631) and the Crowbar Galaxy (NGC4656) ... [+] in late November. It then passed within a few arcminutes of Messier 3 on December 3rd, creat… [+2319 chars] Read More