Comet Holmes is visible tonight.

[alfredo]

Just saw comet Holmes. It is almost directly overhead. It is a fuzzy ball with a bright center. It is visible with the naked eye in dark areas. Binocs will give you a good view of this comet. I am in Lexington Ky, it is midnight plus a few minutes. Use Cassiopeia as a guide.

Here's a map:



And a gif of Holmes showing relative size.

[Mabus]

1. too cool!

We're headed out in a bit to take the dogs for their nightly stroll. We kinda got sidetracked watching "Bound for Glory". We'll look for the comet.


And, yes. I'm still folding. I need to redo my sig line to re-add the folding info.

[alfredo]

2. Thanks for folding. This comet is a ball, there is no tail.

BTW, I got a new computer and the two weeks it used to take to complete a WU, is now 3 to 4 days.

[Mabus]

3. Same here

The transformer nearby blew and frugged up my computer. We got a cheap laptop as a replacement. It's not as fast as yours but those 250 WU are going a lot faster these days.

fwiw, I'm in the process of salvaging the old drives and we may be able to put it back into action soon.

[alfredo]

4. Mine is a 2 gig Core 2 Duo Mac Mini. It's quick.

[Brundle_Fly]

15. hey i used

to fold for DU.

I have a dual core intel mac, and dual g5, and a ps3.... I should return.

[alfredo]

17. pease do.

follow the links below.

[Brundle_Fly]

22. pretty sad....

I left for a year and I am still 24th... c'mon people!

[alfredo]

24. We need to do another recruiting drive.

[Gonzo Gardener]

5. Cool...

I'm N-W of Indianapolis and can see it clearly.

[alfredo]

7. Now that I can't carry a telescope anymore, Binoc and comets are

my thing.


I'd love to find some big assed binocs. I have some 15X63 right now. Some 25X100's would be perfect.

[bleever]

6. Mods: Can't I please recommend this twice, just this time?

First, for such great directions on how to see the comet, and that they're on DU, and that they come from Kentucky?

Second, because I clicked on the OP thinking it was about Dick Morris jumping the shark on Hannity and Colmes when Morris played the right-wing indignation hissyfit defense and shorted it out in reaction to Colmes bringing up Morris's own bogus past prognostications about Hillary, and about how Colmes defended his right to actually talk about Morris's past predictions if Morris was going to keep reading his crystal ball about her.

True stargazers, and mere fortune tellers, together in one fine confluence.

[alfredo]

9. Ha!!

[Swamp Rat]

10. Hear here! Kudos to alfredo!

I found it instantly. It was the first thing I saw in my binoculars. :smoke:

[alfredo]

19. Thanks. Using the most recognizeable objects in the sky. I was

impressed that it was so visible even through all the light pollution from the city and the moon.

[Swamp Rat]

8. Awesome!

Been out on the roof with binoculars for the past hour. I wish I had an IR camera. :)

[alfredo]

11. I used to have a 10.1" reflector Dob. I could have gotten up close

and personal with this comet.

[FREEWILL56]

12. RECOMMENDED

I could see it without any help and my eyes aren't so good anymore.
:eyes: for the looking up. :thumbsup:

[tabasco]

13. I will have to check earlier tomorrow night.

That portion of the sky is behind the trees now.

Thanks!

[shireen]

14. showed it to my neighbors earlier ....

They were very impressed!

I love that comet ... it's made my life so much more exciting (which gives you some idea of how boring my life is .... :D )

[yodermon]

16. Um ,doesn't that mean it's heading right for us

AAAAUUUGGH! *duck*

[The Straight Story]

18. Is it really big, named after John Holmes?

:rofl:

[GrpCaptMandrake]

20. Thanks! And very helpful directions!

My son will be thrlled. (A) it's a comet and (B) he gets to stay up for it.


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[rsmith6621]

21. mark

mark

[BornagainDUer]

23. K&R. Time to take a break and see something out of this world.

[alfredo]

25. This is the first one I've seen that was just shaped like a globe.

[Richard Steele]

26. Thanks for the heads-up, Alfredo. I'll try to look for it tonight. recommended

[11 Bravo]

27. And Comet Hannity is constantly interrupting it or simply talking over it.

[NMDemDist2]

28. hubby has the telescope out right now

he got new eyepieces tonight and wanted to look at jupiter and a friend is coming over in a few minutes to check out the 'scope.

thanks! he's checking it out right now

[question everything]

29. Thank you, thank you

After the tricksters went home we just went outside in a suburb of Minneapolis and could see it with the naked eye. Amazing. And, apparently, will be in the general area for the next several months.

We had a clear chilly evening with a lot of street lights but still managed to see it.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

30. I swore off comets when Halley went bust.

I'd been waiting for Halley's Comet all my life, and then when it "showed up", it was barely visible. Broke my heart.

:cry: :cry: :cry: