Comet Machholz is visible in the evening sky in the Northern Hemisphere
If Pittsburgh should ever have a clear evening
sky, Comet Machholz is visible with binoculars in the East / South East about
56ยบ above the horizon at 6:00 pm and rising in the sky to directly overhead
by 8:32 pm. The constellation Orion is below it on the horizon at 6:00 pm.
Under truly dark skies, the comet is a naked eye object.
Posted: Sunday - January 09, 2005 at 11:45 AM
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