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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,262782,00.html

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17872359/

 

Unless this is a rather elaborate April Fool's Joke being perpetrated on the

news networks, an Australian named Terry Lovejoy of Thornlands, Queensland,

Australia, discovered a 9th magnitude comet (whatever that is) with the aid of

his Canon 350D and zoom lens set to 200mm f/2.8. The comet is named for the

photographer - Comet Lovejoy.

 

Cool stuff, and Good on ye, Terry.

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Sounds legit, as it would be too silly to make an April Fool's joke like this. And just to clarify: A 9th Magnitude object should be very dim, as the dimmer stars in the Little Dipper are 7th or 6th Magnitude, and most of us can barely see those. Like F-stops, the smaller the number, the brighter it is. I may be mistaken, but I think the sun is around -22nd Magnitude.
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