Pan-STARRS Comet now visible in Northern Hemisphere

If you look up at the western sky right after sunset this week, you just might catch a glimpse of a radiant body of celestial ice, the Pan-STARRS Comet. Officially called Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS), the comet was discovered in June 2011 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii Maui College using the Pan-STARRS Telescope. […]