Wednesday 1st of November 2006 | Mike Spicer
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COMET SWAN AS IT APPROACHES ALTAIR IN NOVEMBER:
The comet was magnitude 4 a week ago and may brighten further (you never know with comets) although it is moving away from the sun now, low in the West in the evening as it appears to approach the bright star Altair. The pronounced green colour of the comet is noticeable even in small telescopes.
