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Originally Posted by Oberon
Unless you're on Mars or have a pretty powerful telescope my money is on no.
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Well this Comet maybe 10 times bigger than Shoemaker-Levy 9, and a little bit smaller than Hale-Bopp. If we are just talking about just the out gassing it should be visible; if not by the naked eye then by a simple telescope or binocs.
If it hits Mars that blast would on the order of 20 Petatonnes. I'm going to guess and say you will see Mars visibly brighten with just the naked eye. If you got a cheap telescope like I do you are going to see some serious rearrangement of the planet.