@starwalkapp: ISS Commander Captures Unprecedented View of Comet ☄️ In December 2011, Comet Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) offered a celestial spectacle like no other. Captured beautifully by ISS commander Dan Burbank, this comet streaked past Earth, lighting up the sky with its vibrant tail. 🚀💫 From 140,000 kilometers away from the sun's surface, within the blazing solar corona, Comet Lovejoy survived intense heat and speed, emerging with its majestic tail intact. This was no ordinary comet; it's a Kreutz Sungrazer, a part of a historic lineage that traces back to the Great Comet of 1106! 🔭Comet Lovejoy will not return until the year 2633. In this video, you can see this comet's stunning tail and the electrifying moments it created against the backdrop of space. 🌍 Visible mainly from the Southern Hemisphere, Lovejoy continues to remind us of the universe's endless mysteries and the beauty of our celestial neighborhood. 📸 Source: 425 NASA images taken with a Nikon D3S from the International Space Station on 12/21/2011 between 17:29 and 17:43 UTC Compiled and rendered by Raw Space Music: Infraction - The Epic Cinematic Background #CometLovejoy #Space #ISS #NASA #Astronomy #Comet #SpacePhotography #Astrophotography #StarWalk

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