(SNES) Comet Linear Update

[Albireo54@aol.com]

Hi All,

I just downloaded a new set of comet elements, accurate for 3 days ago, and 
what I suspected about Comet 2000 WM1 Linear is correct - it has not 
brightened nearly as much as original predictions. The new figure for tonight 
is magnitude 5.6 (vs. an earlier prediction of 4.7). So it will apparently 
not reach naked eye magnitude while still visible from our northern latitude 
(only about another 10 days). It may brighten to about magnitude 4.9 next 
month, but it will be strictly a southern hemisphere object by then. Still, 
it is an easy target in binoculars and small telescopes. 

Keeping fingers crossed for Friday,
:o)
Doug Stewart
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