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A Comet To Watch

Posted by timothy on from the do-not-use-on-glass dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Ever since comet Hale-Bopp I have been waiting for a new, bright(as in visible to the naked eye), comet. It seems that my wait may have come to an end. Recently discovered comet C/2002 X5 can currently be seen by northern sky watchers through a telescope. It is predicted that it will brighten considerably (magnitude -3) in late January. Let's hope it lives up to expectations. Spaceweather.com has the whole story."

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  1. Re:Really bright... but really close to the sun by Caractacus+Potts · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just have to nit-pick. I've seen Mercury during the middle of the day on at least three occasions. Of course, having the Moon blot out the Sun helped somewhat.

  2. Ok, here's your chance... by Hard_Code · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...if you missed the mothership when it came around last time...

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  3. Egads... by Dannon · · Score: 3, Funny

    A sign of that horrid song-stuck-in-the-head phenomenon.

    I looked at the story above, and suddenly a tune popped into my head. Y'all are going to kill my karma for this....

    Remember that Hanson song that was all over the radio some years ago. Only, not as 'Mmmm-Bop'. I'm hearing 'Hale-Bopp'.

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