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Comet 2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)

Posted on February 2, 2018 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker A group of AAAP members met at the Observatory Jan 19 to seek comet 2016 R2 with the Mallincam/5″refractor. They succeeded in this challenge – which took some skill as the comet was very faint, TheSkyX reporting … Continue reading →

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PANSTARRS

Posted on April 5, 2013 by ST Editors
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Comet PANSTARRS Emerges in Evening Twilight Next Week

Posted on March 7, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright Comet PANSTARRS (a.k.a C/2011 L4) has been eagerly followed since astronomers predicted last year that it might reach mag. -1. Unfortunately, the comet has not performed as expected, and it is now predicted to only reach mag. … Continue reading →

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