In the sky over Russia you can see one of the brightest comets, Zijinshan. We still have a few more days to admire its beauty, so be sure to look up.
Kommersant writes that it is a short-period comet from the Jupiter family and was discovered on January 11, 1965 by Chinese astronomers at the Zijinshan Observatory in Nanjing.
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Its orbital period around the Sun is just over 6.6 years. Comet Zijinshan-ATLAS now has a long tail extending up to 21 degrees; this is approximately 42 times the diameter of the full Moon. In mid-October, the comet becomes visible in the Northern Hemisphere. The last time we were able to observe such a bright comet was in 1997, then it was Hale-Bopp.
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By the way, about space: We previously wrote that Russian astronauts broke the record for the longest stay on the ISS. Read more about this here.
Source: People Talk
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