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To: Lx
I live in the Sacramento area so where do I look and at what time in order to see this thing.

Here's my Starry Night image for tomorrow morning's view from Sacramento. Be advised the brightness of the comet is wildly exaggerated, but the location should be quite accurate. ( If you can't find M13, I don't think you'll find the comet! )

15 posted on 12/09/2013 7:29:55 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: dr_lew; Lx

Oops. Originally I had the horizon showing, but I zoomed in because the software didn’t show the comet with the wide view. The info for this hour puts it at 21 deg. above the horizon in the ENE ( rises around 2:40 AM . ) It gives it a magnitude of 8.4, significantly dimmer than M13 at 7.0 , so could be tough to spot, but with a dark sky is should be doable with good binoculars.


16 posted on 12/09/2013 7:40:23 PM PST by dr_lew
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