Dec 22, 2011

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:

http://www nasa gov/station

For additional images and information on Comet Lovejoy, visit:

http://www nasa gov/sunearth

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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