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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                 2021 November 13   
      
                             Rosetta's Comet in Gemini   
          Image Credit & Copyright: Rolando Ligustri (CARA Project, CAST)   
      
      Explanation: Returning along its 6.4 year orbit, periodic comet   
      Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) is caught in this telescopic frame from   
      November 7. Sweeping past background stars in the constellation Gemini   
      the comet's dusty tail stretches toward the upper right to Upsilon   
      Geminorum. Also known as Pollux, Beta Geminorum, Gemini's brightest   
      star, shines just off the upper left edge of the field-of-view.   
      Churyumov-Gerasimenko reached its 2021 perihelion or closest approach   
      to the Sun on November 2. At perigee, its closest approach to planet   
      Earth on November 12, this comet was about 0.42 astronomical units   
      away, though it remains too faint to be seen by eye alone. The   
      well-studied comet was explored by robots from planet Earth during its   
      last trip through the inner solar system. It's now famous as the final   
      resting place for the historic Rosetta spacecraft and Philae lander.   
      
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