Skywatcher Chris Schur was able to glimpse the comet in this stunning image with his naked eye just after capturing it on camera. The image is of Comet 252P/LINEAR as seen from Payson, Arizona on the morning of April 2. "While it was exposing, I did get to look at it with binoculars and it was so easy," Schur told Space.com in an email. "I was just able to glimpse it naked eye as well, but it was tough." On March 21 of this year, Comet 252P/LINEAR made a close flyby of Earth, coming within 3.5 million miles (5.6 million kilometers) of the Earth. It was fifth closest comet flyby of Earth in recorded history, scienitsts said. "A very rich star field and deep cyan color highlights this image. ...
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