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Old 31-01-2015, 09:48 AM
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Bright Comet Prospects for 2015

* 88P/Howell — Discovered with the 0.46-m Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory on 1981. It reaches perihelion on April 6th, when it could become as bright as 8th magnitude. Northerners need not apply — this comet will be only be visible from the southern hemisphere during the autumn (April, May)

* C/2014 Q1 PanSTARRS
Discovered in August 2014, Q1 PanSTARRS will reach perihelion on July 6, 2015, after passing just 0.3 a.u. from the Sun. Expectations are high for it to grow a long, bright tail and possibly crest to magnitude +3 at nightfall during July and early August in the middle of southern winter.

See the maps here
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...&rid=246721721
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