NASA has a stirring video of Comet Ikeya-Murakami, which is currently just passing by. It was filmed with a remotely-operated telescope. The 'scope is in New Mexico, the operator is in Alabama.
New comet videoHere's a still image. It's a pretty little dirty ice block,
spewing CO2 jets (that's new info from the Comet Hartley-2 observations by EPOXI)
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