RN> NAKED-EYE COMET: Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) is now inside the   
    RN> orbit of Mercury and it is brightening as it approaches the sun.    
    RN> Observers in the southern hemisphere say the comet can be seen with   
    RN> the naked eye even through city lights.  Currently, it is about as   
    RN> bright as the stars of the Big Dipper (magnitude +2 to +3).  The   
    RN> comet could become even brighter when it moves into northern   
    RN> hemisphere skies in the second week of March.  Check   
    RN> http://spaceweather.com for current images and updates.   
      
   a friend in south africa has been taking pictures of pan-starrs for a week or   
   two now ;)   
      
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