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Sharmila Kuthunur

How to see Comet 13P/Olbers in the night sky this summer

A blurry point of light streaks with a faint tail across a starry black sky.

After 69 years of gliding through the depths of our solar system, a comet will grace our skies close enough it can be seen with binoculars or a small telescope.

The space rock, Comet 13P/Olbers, is currently in the constellation Leo Minor, and zipping through space fast. At its closest, the comet was 176 million miles (283 million kilometers) from Earth on July 20.

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