Comet Panstarrs

On March 13th and 14th Kathy had the luck of viewing comet Panstarrs (C/2011 L4) as it made its way across the Northern Hemisphere sky.  The comet is said to be making its closest path to Earth, but is still 100 million miles away!
     In order to see the comet, an unobstructed view of the western horizon was needed. I went to the far western part of our RV park, where there is only desert and very few homes or streetlights...started my observation at sunset, and finally located the comet (with the help of binoculars) about 45 minutes later.  It was just as described, a bright ball facing down toward the horizon, and a short stubby tail pointing upward toward the moon.  Considering the awesome vastness of space, I felt truly honored to be an observer of this rare comet!