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FatTony
03-09-2013, 09:11 PM
Hey All,

There's a comet that is visible from New England with the naked eye, which is going to be at it's brightest on March 10th. It should be viewable for about half an hour around sunset.

http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/08/rare-naked-eye-comet-now-visible/?hpt=hp_t2

I'm wondering... where would be a good spot to observe it from? Ideally somewhere high up where you can see the horizon, and is easy to access from a car (with possibly a small hike).

Thanks.

chaseisland
03-10-2013, 08:11 AM
Rollins State Park parking lot on Mt. Kearsarge in Warner, NH. The road in is not plowed so check it early for it will be a 3.5 mile walk. I've watched several lunar eclipses from here.

Silverdale
03-13-2013, 05:58 PM
Comet should be visable tonight, 45 minutes after sunset, in the west just below the cresent moon.

RLW
03-17-2013, 09:51 AM
http://i44.tinypic.com/1499wms.gif FatTony, I just noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends.
Thanks for your input and did you get to view it? :)

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