Tonight is probably your best opportunity to see Comet PanSTARRS, if you’re fortunate enough to have clear skies and a good view of the crescent moon. Under the right conditions, the comet is visible to the naked eye.
Here is my first pic of the PANSTARRS comet…left side of picture pic.twitter.com/T8BSy0C2OR
— Duane *Big D* Vigue (@K5VGU) March 13, 2013
Celestial spectacle: setting Comet Pan-STARRS and Earthlit Moon from Tuscaloosa. pic.twitter.com/QXuQxVN1jy
— William Keel (@NGC3314) March 13, 2013
https://twitter.com/ElJaRs/status/311649172539469824
@JaredLeto there's a comet happening right now in Austin! That's what I'm looking at, lol. pic.twitter.com/sSw98HQWZV
— Meghan (@meglovesincubus) March 13, 2013
All of you Queen fans do know that guitarist Brian May is also an astrophysicist, right?
@CCDHome Congratulations ! Nice #Panstarrs comet ! There is hope for us all then !! pic.twitter.com/TTUN8TiPPw Cheers – Bri
— Dr. Brian May (@DrBrianMay) March 13, 2013
Even those who didn’t see the comet were treated to some spectacular sunsets.
https://twitter.com/CoreyLambrecht/status/311642550832361473
Comet watching #inthemiddleofnowhere pic.twitter.com/FQEgZid59o
— Jen (@Thats_So_Jen) March 13, 2013
https://twitter.com/bpschoon/status/311646117165150208
Still waiting for comet…here's the sunset on Santa Rosa Sound @nwfdailynews @KatieTnwfdn @EmeraldCoastDes pic.twitter.com/UBlcqcqG8k
— Devon Ravine (@DevonRNWFDN) March 13, 2013
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