C/2020 F3 NEOWISE
I forgot to go out last night so i figured i'd give it a try tonight. Grabbed my binoculars & stepped outside a little after 10pm. Crap, some clouds moving in, but there's plenty of stars. It's a nice night so i figured i'd take a walk as i had to at least get out to the road, if not walk a short distance to even see the thing.
Get out to the road & there's a cloud layer hovering on the NW horizon, exactly were i needed to look
I start heading north & panning the sky a bit but didn't see anything yet. Kept at it on & off as i moved up the road.
Damn! there it is, even thru the clouds!
As the cloud layers moved thru i'd lose the nucleus or the tail would fade a bit but i could still see it. It's only about 10 degrees above the horizon, in a cloud layer & North is where i get the worst light pollution but it was still brighter tan i expected. After i was outside for 1/2hr or so i could even see it naked eye.
Heavens Above has it at magnitude 2.5 now. Get out & take a look if you get a chance. First naked eye comet i've seen in awhile.
I forgot to go out last night so i figured i'd give it a try tonight. Grabbed my binoculars & stepped outside a little after 10pm. Crap, some clouds moving in, but there's plenty of stars. It's a nice night so i figured i'd take a walk as i had to at least get out to the road, if not walk a short distance to even see the thing.
Get out to the road & there's a cloud layer hovering on the NW horizon, exactly were i needed to look
I start heading north & panning the sky a bit but didn't see anything yet. Kept at it on & off as i moved up the road.
Damn! there it is, even thru the clouds!
As the cloud layers moved thru i'd lose the nucleus or the tail would fade a bit but i could still see it. It's only about 10 degrees above the horizon, in a cloud layer & North is where i get the worst light pollution but it was still brighter tan i expected. After i was outside for 1/2hr or so i could even see it naked eye.
Heavens Above has it at magnitude 2.5 now. Get out & take a look if you get a chance. First naked eye comet i've seen in awhile.
For observers in the northern hemisphere, in the morning, the comet appears low above the north-eastern horizon, below Capella. In the evening, the comet can be seen low in the north-western sky. In the second half of July 2020, Comet NEOWISE will appear to pass through the constellation of Ursa Major, below the asterism of the Big Dipper (The Plough).
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