01-12-2009, 10:49 PM
RustyComet Lulin
Comet Lulin, discovered in 2007, will make its closed approach to Earth 2/24/09, at a distance of only about 38,000,000 miles.
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Magnitude 6 is the dimmest observable with the average human eye under dark skies; if there's the slightest light pollution, binoculars would be required at the least.
Rusty
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