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How to see Comet NEOWISE ☄️
Location of Comet NEOWISE from July 20 to 26. Face northwest at dusk, avoiding trees or buildings, to have a clear view of the northwest horizon. Try to find the Big Dipper first. Then sweep with your binoculars for the comet, below the Dipper. Observers at lower latitudes (like those in the southern U.S.) will see Comet NEOWISE lower in the sky, while it will appear higher for observers farther north (northern U.S. or Canada). This comet is not visible from the Southern Hemisphere. Read more: https://bit.ly/3iyqQNm 👓
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)elleng
(130,714 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)BaileyBill
(171 posts)the last two evenings (in N. Texas) with naked eyeballs.
2naSalit
(86,308 posts)is true, what you say. It is below the lowest star in the big Dipper, but it is hard to see until about 10pm but as it gets darker it's easier to see. I discovered that I can see it between the trees in the back yard. As it gets darker, it becomes evident how huge the tail is. The whole thing is a pale blue. Best seen with binos or something stronger as it is faint... my normally good night-shot camera could not pick it up.
Best evening viewing is 10pm local time to about 1am depending on your location.
I got distracted several times by moving objects passing right between the Big Dipper and the comet, was a kind of busy night up there.
elleng
(130,714 posts)NW sky/territory in front of me is clear, across a large river, few if any trees and 'city lights,' only prob may be mosquitoes, but I'll deal with them!
Will go out around 10 (turn TV up to hear Lawrence etc!)
I'm in southern MD, 60 miles south of DC.
2naSalit
(86,308 posts)jimlup
(7,968 posts)Thanks!
I saw it Friday but tonight, if the clouds thin, I'm pulling out the 4" Newtonian.
ybbor
(1,554 posts)On clear nights we head to the country to check it out.
Its impressive, not as much as Hale-Bopp, but better than Halleys last visit.
Turn South-eastward and check out Jupiter and Saturn. A Telescope allows you to see Jupiters Galilean moons, and Saturns rings.
As Jack Horkheimer, RIP, said Keep looking up.
Happy gazing!
StClone
(11,682 posts)Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)a real comet with head and tail!
Well worth having a look at it - getting away from the city and my computer is something I need to do more of!
burrowowl
(17,632 posts)PCIntern
(25,467 posts)Its wonderful. The free version is just fine for amateur astronomers