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Originally Posted by fringe_dweller
I havent seen one brighten that steadily in as short a time for while  almost daily around .1 of a mag recently, almost no wavering?
although some reliable predictions say it may only get to 5th mag at best. but to a comet fan - thats very nice indeed eh - especially if it has a intrinsicaly bright tail (not included in mag estimates/obs) |
Kearn,
If you model the comet's predicted brightness from now on, it should really only get to about 5th magnitude. A nice way to start the year, and a good warm-up for Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, which is developing quite nicely (both components!).