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To: Orlando
Could it be visible to the eye or binocs? Probably viewable close to sunrise/sunset if at all.
9 posted on 04/16/2004 1:28:20 PM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: Semper Paratus; Howlin; petuniasevan; RadioAstronomer; Molly Pitcher; Miss Marple; MozartLover
From the linked article:
Telescopes on Earth can't see the comet because of the sun's glare. But the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a spacecraft with sun-blocking coronagraphs, can. Comet Bradfield entered SOHO's field of view earlier today.

If Comet Bradfield survives and emerges from the sun's glare, northern sky watchers can see it beginning April 24th. It will join Comet LINEAR (C/2002 T7) in the constellation Pisces, just above the eastern horizon at dawn. Both comets could be visible to the unaided eye.


38 posted on 04/16/2004 1:59:18 PM PDT by kayak (Stop FReepathons. Become a monthly donor.)
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