(Image credit: Thanks to Gregory Leonard/Catalina Sky Study).
Comet C/2021 A1– a.k.a. Comet Leonard — is on a last dash through our planetary system prior to disappearing a little later in 2022. The comet has actually been a spectacular sight in binoculars or telescopes, appearing with a twisted tail and if you have a terrific video camera, a green coma.Shortly after Comet Leonards discovery, it was just a small dot in the sky from Earths view. This animation reveals the objects path as seen by discoverer Gregory Leonard at the Catalina Sky Survey in January 2021. Leonard informed Space.com that he was right away able to see the comets coma, or its tenuous environment. “I also discovered a little stubby tail, and that, obviously, is another indication that its likely a comet,” he stated.