Comander Dan 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.
Images by Dan Burbank, NASA
Comet Lovejoy is a periodic comet, meaning it has an orbital period of less than 200 years. It was discovered on 27 November 2011, by amateour astronomer Terry Lovejoy.
The comet nucleus - the solid, central part of the comet, has been estimated to be 1,600 feet (500 meters) in diameter.
Image by Dan Burbank, NASA
In the video bellow you can see an amazing footage of the Comet Lovejoy and Dan Burbank describing the spectacular event.
