Comet PANSTARRS to put on a celestial display this month

By Marcie Kagawa / mkagawa@staradvertiser.com

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 04, 2013

~~<p>A comet discovered two years ago by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala will likely be visible to the naked eye in Hawaii through this month.</p>
<p>The University of Hawaii-Manoa Institute for Astronomy said Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4, which can be seen in the Southern Hemisphere, will appear above the western horizon in Hawaii around Thursday.</p>
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A comet discovered two years ago by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala will likely be visible to the naked eye in Hawaii through this month.

The University of Hawaii-Manoa Institute for Astronomy said Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4, which can be seen in the Southern Hemisphere, will appear above the western horizon in Hawaii around Thursday. Login for more...