Comet Pan-STARRS

March 5th, 2013 at 1:05:08 PM permalink
Ayecarumba
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Now visible for the next few days in the Northern Hemisphere as it approaches within 28 million miles of the Sun (within the orbit of Mercury).

This is a once in a lifetime event, since it appears to come around once every 110,000 years. Look to the West / Northwest shortly after sundown.

More info here.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:13:39 PM permalink
odiousgambit
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Quote: the article
Astronomers first spotted the comet in June 2011


Cool, thanks!
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March 13th, 2013 at 2:30:39 PM permalink
Ayecarumba
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Foggy evenings... boo! Hoping for a break soon. Has anyone had better luck with the weather and gotten a look see?