[Verginius Rufus]

Yes, Mirfak is Alpha Persei. It has been getting noticeably closer to Mirfak since the first few times I saw it and seemed to be almost touching the star last night.

I don't know which disaster can be blamed on the comet...maybe the flooding in Bangladesh.

[RightWhale]

Last saw it three nights ago. Probably it will be faded too much to see it again by the next time the sky clears enough. It was right next to Mirfak then and had already dimmed and moved quite a bit from a couple weeks ago which was the last time before three nights ago the sky was clear enough to see anything.

[mvpel]

Yes, Mirfak is Alpha Persei.

Puny humans!