The next few nights are the best time to see Comet Hartley

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http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2010/10/comet-103phartley-at-its-best.html

Saturday, October 16, 2010
COMET 103P/HARTLEY AT ITS BEST



COMET 103P/HARTLEY AT ITS BEST: For backyard stargazers, the next few nights are the best time to see green Comet 103P/Hartley 2 as it approaches Earth for an 11-million-mile close encounter on Oct. 20th. Set your alarm for the dark hours before dawn, go outside, and look straight up. You will find Hartley 2 not far from the bright star Capella. Although the comet is barely visible to the unaided eye, it is easy to locate using binoculars and looks great through a backyard telescope. Sky maps and more information may be found at http://www.spaceweather.com/ .

Posted by JackKennedy at 8:02 PM

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1. Did you know that you can still see the space station every night.

I know in our area in Minnesota you can. If you use binoculars you can see the separate lights. But you can still see that it has two bright lights visible. It is at the same height every night but in starts in different locations as the seasons slip by.