Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)
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Comet Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak, Tony Cook
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Comet Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

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Comet Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak, Tony Cook
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Comet Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

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The comet is now brightening fast as it closes on Earth. Its inclined orbit means its passing high above Earth so its climbing northwards through Ursa Major and then onwards through Draco and over Bootes in the next month .

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Comet Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak, Tony Cook

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