Beautiful Comet Lovejoy observed from the Southern Hemisphere and the International Space Station

Merry Christmas with this Extraordinary Sun Grazer !!

 More images by Rob McNaught at:
http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~rmn/C2011W3.htm
Many thanks to All Observers for their wonderful images

An important lesson for future Sun Grazing Comets: do not get too close, you may lose your tail

Many thanks to the SOHO LASCO Team

 Merry Christmas

Sungrazing comet Lovejoy 2011 in the SOHO LASCO C3 coronagraph - December 14 08:30-09:07 UT

Sungrazing comet Lovejoy 2011 imaged by the STEREO A and B HI1 Cameras - December 13