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On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 you wrote:
> I was wondering about the comet Machholtz 2. I understand it will be in our
> North American skies at the end of this year/beginning of next. Will it be
> easily viewed by the naked eye? How will it compare to the great views we had
> of Hale-Bopp?
> ~ Curious Observer
Comet Machholtz 2 is not expected to get brighter than 7th bagnitude,
which is a little fainter than your eye can see on the darkest, clearest
nights. Information on this comet and others can be found at NASA's
comet observations homepage, http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/
Thanks for writing.
Sincerely,
Kurtis Williams
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