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2026-04-05, 07:33 PM (This post was last modified: 2026-04-05, 11:08 PM by PMSchu.)
According to this article, C/2026 A1 (MAPS) didn't survive its perihelion passage.

https://earthsky.org/space/new-sungrazin...omet-maps/

Thought some folks might be interested in what happened.

Phil S.
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2026-04-05, 07:36 PM (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 03:12 PM by theskyhound.)
I'm working on a short video for later today. Many people have missed the very cool outcome because they stopped looking too soon, or weren't looking in the right (meaning wrong!) place.
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