Image Credit & Copyright: Chris Cook
Explanation: Have you seen the comet? As
Comet PANSTARRS fades, careful observers -- even with unaided eyes -- should still be able to find the shedding ice ball on the
western horizon just after sunset.
Pictured above, Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) was pointed out from a hilltop last week on
First Encounter Beach in
Massachusetts,
USA. The
comet was discovered by -- and is named for -- the
Pan-STARRS astronomical
sky survey that discovered it. As the comet
now recedes from both the Earth and the Sun, it will remain visible further into the night, although
binoculars or a small telescope will soon to be needed to
find it.
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