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Old 13-01-07, 17:41
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Originally Posted by SharonW View Post
From my original link:

'Late next week, the comet will emerge from the sun's glare in good position for evening viewing from the southern hemisphere.'

So, I hope you chaps in the southern hemisphere enjoy better viewing conditions than we had!
Comet McNaught has entered the field of view of the SOHO coronograph, and it's bright:

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/c3/512/

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Dave
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