PHOTO GALLERY: Observers try to get glimpse of Pan-STARR comet

March 12, 2013 | 10:48 p.m. CDT

Observers arrived Tuesday evening at MU's Laws Observatory to see the comet Pan-STARRS. However, the comet couldn't be seen due to heavy clouds in the western sky.

Volunteer Randall Durk talks to hobbyist photographer Francis Otradovec before the PAN-STARR comet viewing Tuesday night at MU Laws Observatory.

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Astronomy enthusiasts look through binoculars to see PAN-STARR comet at MU Laws Observatory on Tuesday night. The observers were not able to clearly see the comet or the crescent moon because of the clouds.

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Retired dentist and hobbyist photographer Francis Otradovec takes photographs during the Pan-STARR comet viewing Tuesday at MU Laws Observatory.

| Showkat Nanda