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Comet SWAN Brightens

In the northern sky, a newly brightened comet was captured. Comet SWAN (C/2006 M4) had a green-blue tail and is around magnitude 6. it was discovered in June from Solar Wind Anisotropies on NASA'a SOHO. If you look around dawn towards Ursa Minor (the Big Dipper), you can probably see the comet. Towards the end of the month will be the best visibility. It's orbit is hyperbolic, which means that it will probably never return to an area where we on Earth can see again.