The sight of a comet in the southern hemisphere

Comet Pan-STARRS became the center of the night sky of astronomers in the southern hemisphere in the early days of March.

Comet Pan-STARRS became the center of the night sky of astronomers in the southern hemisphere in the early days of March.

Picture 1 of The sight of a comet in the southern hemisphere

This photo was taken from Melbourne, Australia last week. (Photo: TWAN)

Picture 2 of The sight of a comet in the southern hemisphere

A telescope on the island of Hawaii, USA discovered Pan-STARRS in 2011, when it was flying between Jupiter and Saturn. In the picture, we can see the comet trail appearing above the Atacama desert in South America in early March. (Photo: ESO)

Picture 3 of The sight of a comet in the southern hemisphere

By 2013, the brightness of Pan-STARRS increased millions of times. It came close to the sun but did not break like other comets. This is a close-up shot of the comet above Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 3. (Photo: Diaz Bobillo)

Picture 4 of The sight of a comet in the southern hemisphere

On March 5, comets continue to fly towards the sun and about 160 million kilometers from the earth. It slashed across the sky above Vicuna, Chile in the sunset light. (Photo: Emilio Lepeley)

Picture 5 of The sight of a comet in the southern hemisphere

Comet streak is above the radio telescope called CSIRO Parkes in the state of New South Wales, Australia on March 5.

Picture 6 of The sight of a comet in the southern hemisphere

The comet scene is above Mount Wellington, Tasmania Island, Australia on March 4. (Photo: Luke O'Brien)

Update 15 December 2018
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