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Old 29-09-2010, 12:22 PM
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The magnitude of the comet will be spread over a large area,

#1 Don't confuse it with Andromeda galaxy
#2 The coma is quite large so the "magnitude" of the comet would be approximately a mag 8 star defocussed to 16' or so in diameter (in binoculars)

Good luck those who are searching for it!
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