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Comet c/2012 K1 PanSTARRS as imaged by Dan Crowson on February 22nd, 2014. Image credit: Dan Crowson, used with permission.
Get those binoculars ready: an icy interloper from the Oort cloud is about to grace the night sky.
The comet is C/2012 K1 PanSTARRS, and it’s currently just passed from the constellation Hercules into Corona Borealis and presents a good target for observers high in the sky in the hours before dawn. In fact, from our Tampa based latitude, K1 PanSTARRS is nearly at the zenith at around 6 AM local.(…)
Read the rest of Get Set For Comet K1 PanSTARRS: A Guide to its Spring Appearance (1,150 words)
© David Dickinson for Universe Today, 2014. |
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Post tags: 2014 astronomy, 2014 comets, binocular comets, comet e2 Jacques, comet K1 Panstarrs, comet observing
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