Video Transcript: What's up for March 2013?   Jane Houston
Jones: What's Up for March. A bright comet graces the sunset
sky. Hello and welcome. I'm Jane Houston Jones at NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The first of this
year's two potential bright comets is visible this month for
those who can see low on the western horizon.  Comet PanSTARRS
will be the bright comet visible to those in the mid-northern
latitudes. If you are at latitude 40 degrees north, which
includes Salt Lake City, Lincoln, Nebraska and New York City,
you'll see the comet about 10 degrees above the horizon. If you
are observing from farther south, the comet will be a few
degrees lower and closer to the horizon. On March 5 the comet
sets only 15 minutes after sunset. But by the 10th, you'll have
a full hour after sunset to spot it. On March 12 the slender
crescent moon will be visible to the right of the comet. Look
again on the 13th, when the moon will be above the comet. In
April and May the comet fades a bit, but