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Glenn,

My recollection of this comet's orbit means it will be difficult to see 
in the northern hemisphere.  Can you verify or correct this?

Tom Lesser


On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Glenn A. Walsh wrote:

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> Comet Pan-STARRS was discovered by the Panoramic Survey Telescope & 
> Rapid Response System atop the Haleakala volcano in Hawaii.
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> In early March, the comet will pass about 100 million miles from Earth 
> as it briefly dips inside the orbit of Mercury.  Most experts expect 
> it to become a naked-eye object about as bright as the stars of the 
> Big Dipper.
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> http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2013/02/possible-naked-eye-comet-in-march.html
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> gaw
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