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Comet Nishimura
Comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura was discovered on 12 August 2023 by Japanese amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura. However, its orbit is taking it north of the celestial equator and ecliptic, through the constellations of Leo and Virgo, which means it will not be visible to southern hemisphere observers.
Comet Nishimura is not visible from Melbourne.
A more detailed article on the comet written by Jacquie Milner will be linked here shortly.
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Mount Burnett Observatory Inc. is a not-for-profit astronomical society based at Mount Burnett in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne.
MBO is the focus of a thriving community of astronomers of all ages, drawn together by a common love of learning about the night sky and the objects in it.
We acknowledges that the Mount Burnett Observatory is built on the lands of the Wurundjeri people and the Bunurong people of the South East Kulin nation.