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It will interest many of the possessors of small telescopes that the comet recently discovered can be observed by them, and perhaps may be seen with the naked eye. Its position is near the Great Nebula in Andromeda, and 2 1/2 degrees south. |
http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/comet_ison/blogs/great-moments-in-comet-history-comet-holmes
http://cometography.com/pcomets/017p.html
Still lurking about
It drops by on a fairly regular basis.
The Hubble page talks about how on recent flybys they have taken closer looks at the comet, to see if it had been damaged in any way. They found its core intact.