Green Comet

That’s a picture of the Comet Lovejoy which is supposed to be visible in the southern sky for the next several nights. 

Supposed to be visible, but like I mentioned last October, we have terrible timing here at the Boggy Thicket when it comes to celestial events. It has been overcast for the last several days, and the current seven-day forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies most of the time for the entire week.

Comet Lovejoy, formally designated C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), is providing a great opportunity for sky-watchers elsewhere. For next 10 days, the comet will be visible to the naked eye under good conditions.  The head of the comet has a bright green color because of carbon molecules fluorescing in the ultraviolet light of the sun.

Unfortunately, it looks like my only chance of seeing a green comet is if I look under the kitchen sink.