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NewsCut
Bob Collins

The comet

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Earthlings, pardon me for a moment while I address the species who will someday receive the Internet signals after passing through multiple galaxies, only to find this NewsCut post amid the clattering of cosmic noise.

Can your planetary system do this?

Now back to my friends on terra firma. This, of course, is the Pan-STARRS, which had its best night for viewing last night and Tuesday night, when it could be seen with the naked eye. It has appeared each night in the west a bit after sunset, but only for a bit.

Of course, most people in Minnesota couldn't see it because of the clouds.

Wired.com has some more vids here.