Don't Miss This Increasingly Rare Chance to See a Comet With The Naked Eye

www.sciencealert.com ^ | GARETH DORRIAN & IAN WHITTAKER, THE CONVERSATION 17 JULY 2020

[Red Badger]

Comet Ping!...........But no Pong!...............

[cuban leaf]

I wonder where it will be in the night sky. The excerpt doesn’t seem to say.

[Texas Eagle]

it is visible in the night sky to the naked eye – hovering near the northern horizon.

Got it. Thanks.

[kristinn]

Between the northern horizon and the Big Dipper. Best viewing is about an hour after sunset.

[Red Badger]

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/comet-neowise-is-a-photographers-dream-here-are-tips-for-capturing-it/

[MplsSteve]

Very cool.

A local TV station meteorologist has been talking about this and where best to see it and when.

I still remember Hale-Bopp back in ‘97. Visible with the naked eye as well.

[Jim W N]

So have we missed out chance or if not when can we see if from where?

BTW, in the early 70’s I would see Comet Kohoutek very early in the morning just above the northern horizon from the SF Bay Area. It was bright and a pretty cool sight.

[kristinn]

Photo I took last night looking northwest:

[Red Badger]

DON’T EAT THE PUDDING!...................

[Robert A Cook PE]

Thank you. Looking east, early morning (before dawn?) low on the horizon?

The article, otherwise fairly well written, did not give a compass direction (North-northeast, southwest, etc.), best time-of-day, nor elevation above the horizon.

[commish]

Lucky me — I have nice black sky all around except the City of Montgomery is directly 14 miles NW of my house so all that part of the sky has is a nice bright whitish blue glow all night.

[MplsSteve]

LOL, I had forgotten about the Heaven’s Gate cult ‘til you mentioned this!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

It was amazing. Lived in the UK at the time. Good visibility.

[Freedom56v2]

Thank you for posting.
Do you know when it will be visible in US? Specifically Midwest?

[jmacusa]

Our ancient ancestors were afraid of comets. Thought they portended bad things. They called them “Lucifer’s Hammer’’’.

[ifinnegan]

I remember when I was a kid how great it was that I’d be alive when Halley’s Comet came around again in 1986. How lucky.

So when it finally got to be 1986 and I was in my 20’s it came around and was a total dud.

No one could see it. Very unlike the legends of it being so visible it caused fear and panic in the olden days.

And before that, Kahoutek (sp?) was a dud. Supposed to be really visible. But wasn’t.

[Red Badger]

That was a great novel!..................

[Red Badger]

See post #6...................

[Red Badger]

yep, me too!.................