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The PANSTARRS comet will be visible all month in the west just after sunset. Use binoculars, a telescope, or your awesome eyes to check it out. Here how to find it: right after the sun sets, find the crescent moon in the west, look at the chart above to find its location on each date in March.
Check out the links below to learn more about comets.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/comets.htm
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/comets.html
http://kids.discovery.com/quizzes/space/asteroid-comet-or-meteor
Leave me a comment: Did you see the comet? What did it look like? What is a comet? Tell me an interesting fact about a comet. Show me what an awesome scientist you are! Please leave only your initials and color group.
