Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
michael.curie@nasa.gov
Kylie Clem
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-255
SPACE STATION COMMANDER CAPTURES UNPRECEDENTED VIEW OF COMET
HOUSTON -- International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured
spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy, viewed from about 240 miles
above the Earth's horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
Today Burbank described seeing the comet as "the most amazing thing I
have ever seen in space," in an interview with WDIV-TV in Detroit.
Burbank took hundreds of still images of the comet.
The images also were processed into a time-lapse video that will air
on NASA TV at 4 p.m. CST.
The video, including Burbanks' comments, and a selection of the
individual images are available online at:
For additional images and information on Comet Lovejoy, visit:
For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:
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