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Old 26-05-2010, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob_K View Post
Not necessarily Liz - you're a good way north, and in Townsville at next New Moon on 12 June it will still scrape up to 3 degrees altitude in NE in very early dawn twilight. On the 9th of June for example, with a thin waning crescent moon that won't interfere too much, it will reach 8 deg before it gets washed out. On present trends, the comet will be a very easy naked-eye object by then! If you can find an ocean view to the NE, WOW!! So we southerners will be relying on you as our eyes-on-the-skies!!

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Hmm, thanks Rob, I will be looking from the beach (at my front door!!)
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