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Today’s pretty picture

Posted on October 28, 2006 | Comments Off on Today’s pretty picture

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Comet Swan, photographed by Italy’s Cimini Astronomical Observatory. The comet is now visible in the Northern Hemisphere through binoculars on the northwest horizon, where the sky is dark enough.

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Comet hunting

Posted on October 13, 2006 | Comments Off on Comet hunting

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Tonight’s the night to get the telescope out of the garage and, shortly after sunset, start pointing it northwest,  just below and to the right of the handle of the Big Dipper, in search of Comet Swan, a green glow out there in the black. 

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