ELENIN COMET DISINTEGRATING??? NEW IMAGES

,,8h magnitude - in process of disintegrating. Will not survive perihelion.
Low western evening sky."

,,Observations from August 20 indicate that comet Elenin underwent a dramatic fade.
The comet is in the process of disintegrating on its way towards perihelion
and thus will no longer become potentially observable with the unaided eye."


,,C/2010 X1 Elenin
2011 Aug 27.37UT
Left: 10x10second exposures. Right 15x10 second exposures with galaxy NGC 4348.
C11 SCT and Starlight Express MX7c CCD imager.
Comet appears to be in the process of disintegration."


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