Comet PanSTARRS has arrived!

Comet PanSTARRS is not as bright nor as dramatic as recently predicted. It is visible, however, to those Curious Skywatchers who make the effort to spot it. Look directly to the west about forty-five minutes after sunset. Low in the sky sits the comet with its short tail. Because it is just visible to the unaided eye, binoculars greatly aid in the search. As the nights pass, PanSTARRS moves to the northwest rising slightly higher each evening. Since the comet is receding from the sun and the Earth, it fades from view before the end of March.

Such is our view from Earth...