coming to a planet near yours ... ... http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/04feb_greencomet.htm ... and here ...  Backward green comet makes one-time only visit

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While all the planets and most of the other objects in the solar system circle the sun counterclockwise, Lulin circles clockwise, said NASA astronomer Stephen Edberg. And thanks to an optical illusion, from Earth it appears as if the comet's tail is in the front as the comet approaches Earth and the sun. "It essentially is going backwards through the solar system," he said.

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there's a chance it can be seen with the naked eye — far from city lights, astronomers say

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Captain Caveman said:

Nice. Looks like a trip to the farm is in order...

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...or to a friends house
just down the road a bit

one of the good things about living in the country.

tpihkal said:

stay up all night on the LNC to see it...

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Ya gotta really know how to read a sky map
and have a good pair of binoculars to find it.

It is fun though
when if you find it