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Thursday, December 2, 2004
Subject: C/2004 Q2
Time: 4:05:00 PM EST
Author:  luvjanet

C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) will pass by the Pleiades around the 7th of January. It should be around 4ยบ to the West of the open cluster, and in a great position for Northern (and many Southern) hemisphere observers. This will be an excellent time for new binocular owners and small telescope owners to try out their new Xmas gifts.

This will also be a great oppurtunity to take wide field images for the more experienced amateurs.

C/2004 Q4 will be near it's closest approach to Earth around the 7th of January. Hopefully it will brighten more and develope a more visible tail during the next month as it approaches perihelion in January.

 



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