Comet's Closest Approach to Earth Tonight (Oct 21st)

COMET LEMMON'S CLOSEST APPROACH TO EARTH: It's happening tonight. Comet Lemmon is making its closest approach to Earth, only 0.6 AU away. The comet is about as bright as a 4th magnitude star, making it a borderline naked-eye object that looks terrific through small telescopes. Look northwest after sunset.
 


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