Estimate of how long 17P will remain visible

Comet 17P is in its 16th day of outburst (11/9/07). Between the 20th
and 31st day of the 1892 outburst, the comet declined in brightness
from naked-eye to an averted object in a 150mm refractor. Continued
amatuer photographic monitoring may capture additional unusual
behavior of this comet during a possible "shut-down" over the next 14
days, e.g. rapid dimming, jet turn-off in the central condensation,
tail disconnection.

Background note and table of elapsed day of events during the 1892
outburst are posted at -

http://www.utahastronomy.com/Current...remain_visible

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