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   Bobbie  
   
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     Topic: 10:30 tonight comet watch     Posted: 24 February 2009 at 9:08pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   For those of you with a pair of binoculars or a telescope don't forget to take a look
 
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     Posted: 24 February 2009 at 9:33pm | 
 
 
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   Conor has his telescope already to go.. He loves space stuff... I hope he can stay up long enough to see it.
    
   
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     Posted: 24 February 2009 at 9:35pm | 
 
 
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   I would love to see it but what do you know it's cloudy here again! Always seems to be cloudy when something interesting is happening in the night sky!!
    
   
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     Posted: 24 February 2009 at 10:40pm | 
 
 
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   Thanks for the heads up!!
    
   
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     Posted: 24 February 2009 at 10:41pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   I don't know where to look and we have a clear night here. I have asked for Conor's help for tomorrow night as I am aquiring a telescope. 
    
   
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     Posted: 25 February 2009 at 1:29pm | 
 
 
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   anybody see it?  i didnt see anything that looked comet like
    
   
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     Posted: 25 February 2009 at 1:37pm | 
 
 
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   The Stardome page says:
 
 "Comet Lulin will be rising about 10:30pm in the north eastern sky.
 Look first for Saturn, which is quite easy to find and resembles a bright orange star, Lulin will be slightly above Saturn. If all indications are correct binoculars and telescopes will give you a better view but, if you know where to look, you may be able to make out the glowing green comet dimly visible to the naked eye."
 
 edited cos Bobbie already posted the link, duh
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Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010
     
   
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