Some thoughts on the comet as it goes off in the blue
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Well it has been nice run for the comet for the past weeks. It has dropped to magnitude 5.7 making it just barely naked eye or perhaps only by telescope. Easy find right now in Ophiuchus but on the way out and dimming. The other comet Atlas which was thought to possibly become a good comet has been eaten by the sun so one less comet. A lot of them end up like that.
I had a lot of fun over the past weeks trying to see it early morning (failure) and just after dark (successful). We looked at it last night and it certainly seems dimmer than days ago. Nice while it lasted. I don't think we will be around for the return! Probably last look at the star party.
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