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Have you seen the comet?
As Comet PANSTARRS fades, careful observers -- even with unaided eyes -- should still be able to find the shedding ice ball on the
western
horizon just after sunset.
Pictured above, Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) was pointed out from a hilltop last week on
First Encounter Beach in
Massachusetts,
USA.
The comet
was discovered by -- and is named for -- the
Pan-STARRS astronomical
sky
survey that discovered it.
As the comet now recedes from both the Earth and the Sun, it will remain visible further into the night, although
binoculars or a small telescope will soon to be needed to
find it.
Credit & Copyright:
Chris Cook
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