k Comet Lovejoy Comet Lovejoy C2014 Q2, optical image. This longperiod comet was discovered on 17th August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy. Comets are icy bodies from the outer solar system that boil and form a bright tail of gas and dust as they approach the Sun. Comet Lovejoy reached its closest approach to the Sun on 30th January 2015. The comet has a green head of diatomic carbon C2 and a blue tail of ionised gas. Photographed on 20th January 2015., CreditlineDAMIAN PEACHSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Comet Lovejoy Comet Lovejoy C 2014 Q2 , optical image. This long period comet was discovered on 17th August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy. Comets are icy bodies from the outer solar system that boil and form a bright tail of gas and dust as they approach the Sun. Comet Lovejoy reached its closest approach to the Sun on 30th January 2015. The comet has a green head of diatomic carbon C2 and a blue tail of ionised gas. Photographed on 20th January 2015., Creditline:DAMIAN PEACH SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2), optical image. This long-period comet was discovered on 17th August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy. Comets are icy bodies from the outer solar system that boil and form a bright tail of gas and dust as they approach the Sun. Comet Lovejoy reached its closest approach to the Sun on 30th January 2015. The comet has a green head of diatomic carbon (C2) and a blue tail of ionised gas. Photographed on 20th January 2015., Creditline:DAMIAN PEACH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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