"The moment when Earth passes closest to the ascending node of C/1999J3 comes at 2:41 p.m. EST." Please correct the original above comment to read ". . . closest to the descending node of C/1999J3" -- joe rao To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'meteorobs' email list, use the Web form at: http://www.tiacdot net/users/lewkaren/meteorobs/subscribe.html