Comet PanSTARRS on March 17th. Earth's changing viewpoint toward its flat, thin dust tail is making the tail appear wider. Note the hint of a thin, straight ion (gas) tail just to the right of the curving dust tail's edge. Enhanced images show that it's real.
The magnitude is about +2.6 so it is still visible, but fading. A longer exposure photo will show more details. Go to Sky and Telescope website for more info.
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