The image is courtesy of Gregory Leonard.
Leonard is on a last dash through our solar system before he disappears. If you have a great camera, you can see the comet in binoculars or telescopes.
It was a small dot in the sky after the discovery of the comet. Gregory Leonard discovered the object at the Catalina Sky Survey in January 2021. Leonard told Space.com that he was able to see the coma of the comet.
The image is from the Catalina Sky Survey.
Gregory Leonard works at the Catalina Sky Survey observing station.
There are 13 comet Leonards out there, and since that time I have discovered three more, Leonard told Space.com.
Steven Bellavia has an image credited to him.
As seen from Earth, comet Leonard appeared as a brighter object in a field of stars. The image of a comet and a meteorite was captured by Steven Bellavia. During the annual meteor shower, the comet was a one-time sideshow.
The image is from NASA GSFC.
As Leonard got closer to the sun, the surface began to produce flares. The view of comet Leonard was captured by one of NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory satellites.
The image is from Origin Space.
The comet caught the attention of people around the world. Leonard is visible in an image captured by a Chinese satellite. The comet has a green tint to it. The lights occur when particles from the sun slam into our upper atmosphere.
Chris Schur is the image credit.
Are you feeling green? Chris Schur used a 10-inchNewtonian telescope and a 60-minute camera exposure to take a picture of comet Leonard. The coma is visible in this time exposure photo.
The image is from the NEOCC.
The amateur were not the only ones keeping an eye on the comet. The European Space Agency captured this image of comet Leonard using a telescope in Spain. It was created by stacking 90 five-second images of the comet.
Leonard was relatively far away, but the telescope was still able to see it at its closest approach.
Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency is the photographer.
The comet can be seen in a variety of colors depending on what equipment is used. The photographer Ozkan Bilgin took this picture of comet Leonard in the sky over Van, Turkey.
This map shows the location of the comet when it made its closest approach to Earth. Leonard came from the Oort Cloud, a collection of icy objects beyond Neptune. The comet is likely to have kicked towards the inner solar system because of a passing object.
The photographer got quite lucky, as amateur astronomer often use other heavenly objects to assist with wayfinding. Near a bright star cluster called M3 is where comet Leonard is photographed.
Brandon Ghany is the producer of SFLHorizon productions SFL/CC0 1.0.
A photographer from South Carolina took a picture of the close conjunction between Messier 3 and Leonard. The coma and tail of Leonard can be seen here, along with some of the brighter stars of M3.
The coma and tail of the comet shine brightly in this photo. There is a combination of gas and dust being blown off the comet and into space.
Credit goes to Mike Peel/CC BY-SA 4.0.
The wide-angle view of the comet was captured by Mike Peel.
The diagram shows the location of comet Leonard when it reached perihelion, its closest point to the sun. You can see the comet on a trackway leaving our solar system after the closest approach.
Credit goes to Christian Gloor/CC BY 2.0
As it approached perihelion, or the closest point to the sun, comet Leonard was still delivering great views. On January 2, 2022, this view shows off its tail.
We have some guides to help you catch a glimpse of Leonard before it leaves our solar system. TheSkyLive.com has a tracker that can be used to track Leonard's position and brightness. If you need a telescope of binoculars to see planets in the sky, check out our guide for the best deals. The best cameras for astronomy and the best lens for astronomy can help you spot the comet.
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