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Old 05-09-2014, 12:24 PM
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Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) is back

Sorry for all the comet posts but there's 3 interesting comets about at once. Comet 2012 K1 has returned to the morning sky sporting two tails, one looks like an anti-tail. It's about 12 degrees to the south from Jupiter at the moment and rising higher each morning. Looks like about magnitude 6 or so.
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