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This is the best summary I could come up with:
It’s March 7, and today’s photo features a Halley-type comet that is currently approaching the Sun.
The comet, named 12P/Pons–Brooks, features a brilliant ion tail, and its nucleus is estimated to be around 30 km in diameter.
The comet should brighten further as it nears the Sun in the coming weeks.
However, at an apparent magnitude of 4.5, it is unlikely to be visible to the naked eye—that’s why we have telescopes.
12P/Pons–Brooks was imaged here by the Virtual Telescope Project facility in Manciano, Italy.
The covered field of view is about 16×11 square degrees, and there is a bonus photobombing by the Andromeda Galaxy.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
It’s March 7, and today’s photo features a Halley-type comet that is currently approaching the Sun.
The comet, named 12P/Pons–Brooks, features a brilliant ion tail, and its nucleus is estimated to be around 30 km in diameter.
The comet should brighten further as it nears the Sun in the coming weeks.
However, at an apparent magnitude of 4.5, it is unlikely to be visible to the naked eye—that’s why we have telescopes.
12P/Pons–Brooks was imaged here by the Virtual Telescope Project facility in Manciano, Italy.
The covered field of view is about 16×11 square degrees, and there is a bonus photobombing by the Andromeda Galaxy.
The original article contains 133 words, the summary contains 105 words. Saved 21%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!