A long-exposure photograph shows Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) as a small, bright, greenish object in the night sky, with a faint tail extending to the right. A contrail from an airplane is visible on the left side of the image. The comet, discovered in 2002, may become visible to the naked eye in April and May of 2004.

Astronomy Picture from 09/02/2004

Announcing Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040209.html


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