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Map
Here is a map of Lulin's path from SkyMapPro for the next 14 days at 2am UT+11.
I saw Lulin this morning with 20x80 binoculars. Lulin is at least twice the size of M3 but M3 has a higher surface brightness.
It will be near the mag 10 galaxy NGC 4697 on the 19th and 20th of Feb.
At midnight on 24/2 the comet will be 3d 20m from Saturn but Saturn will be 20 times more distant. (0.41 AU vs 8.42 AU)
The moon was nearby today but will move away soon.
Last edited by glenc; 16-02-2009 at 07:51 AM.
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