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Thursday 1 March 2012

see a comet this week!

Comet Garradd has been creeping through the inner solar system over the last few months, and its orbit has brought it close enough to the Earth to see with binoculars. You won't see much more than a pale smudge of light, but it is so easy to find over the next few nights that you really ought to give it a go.

Chart for finding Comet Garradd

For the next few days, the comet is very near the star beta Ursa minoris (Kochab), which is itself not far from the pole star. Use the star map on this blogsite to find your way to it.
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