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Old 03-09-2011, 01:10 AM
Rob_K
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Great shot John, can see you coming over to the green side!

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Originally Posted by t.i.w. View Post
so...is it breaking up?
You'd need Hubble to tell that at the moment with certainty t.i.w. But the nucleus is elongating which is a good sign that it is, and the comet is dimming quite fast (around two magnitudes in the last two weeks).

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