Comet

[desertrat]

We were just out looking at the comet. Not spectacular, but interesting.
Comet surprise makes it visible to naked eye - CNN.com
Look in the NE sky about 1/3 of the way up. Looks like a big fuzzy star.

 

[wineo]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr, I couldn't see it, might be behind some trees.

 

[Goobergrl6]

I could not see it either....might go try from the other side of the house when I can feel my toes again!

 

[desertrat]

Did no one else see it?

 

[High EGT]

Ya! Under my kitchen sink

 

[hurricane]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr, I couldn't see it, might be behind some trees.

A pic a friend of mine up in MA sent me. Has his own mini-observatory.

 

[desertrat]

A pic a friend of mine up in MA sent me. Has his own mini-observatory.

Nice!

 

[watercolor]

Very cool pic hurricane! What an awesome thing. Maybe I can see it tonight. It is pretty open where I live.

 

[LordStanley]

A pic a friend of mine up in MA sent me. Has his own mini-observatory.

So when is it going to hit Earth?

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Very cool pic hurricane! What an awesome thing. Maybe I can see it tonight. It is pretty open where I live.

I got a great pic from my house.

 

[hurricane]

So when is it going to hit Earth?

Check the Mayan Calendar



-H

 

[Toxick]

So when is it going to hit Earth?

Dec. 21, 2012

 

[desertrat]

I got a great pic from my house.

Awesome. What comet was that?

 

[LordStanley]

Check the Mayan Calendar



-H

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Awesome. What comet was that?

Ummmm....... 17P/Holmes. Yea, 17P/Holmes.

 

[Pushrod]

Comet 17P/holmes provides an awesome view in the scope. I been out 3 nights so far looking at it.

For those of you interested, look towards the northeast sky, about 40 degrees up from the horizon (make a fist, each fist width is about 10 deg.) and below Cassiopeia in the constellation Perseus (It forms a nearly equalateral triangle with two of the brightest stars in Perseus, one being Mirphak). In binoculars it looks like a large fuzzy ball compared to the bright points of the stars. In a telescope it looks like the large multi-illuminated ball in the previous picture.

 

[watercolor]

I got a great pic from my house.

That my dear sir is quite an awesome pic!

 

[Mikeinsmd]

That my dear sir is quite an awesome pic!

 

[watercolor]

In a telescope it looks like the large multi-illuminated ball in the previous picture.

that is really cool!!!

 

[KingFish]

Comets are fun to watch.