How to see Comet NEOWISE

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bobk starting to shine! Member since September 2018 Posts: 34	How to see Comet NEOWISE Jul 20, 2020 9:00:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bobk on Jul 20, 2020 9:00:01 GMT -5 earthsky.org/space/how-to-see-comet-c2020-f3-neowise

Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,726	How to see Comet NEOWISE Jul 20, 2020 9:44:51 GMT -5 rockpickerforever likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Jul 20, 2020 9:44:51 GMT -5 I need to drive out of the city so I can see it.....
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bobk starting to shine! Member since September 2018 Posts: 34	How to see Comet NEOWISE Jul 20, 2020 15:10:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bobk on Jul 20, 2020 15:10:29 GMT -5 fossilman, Good point, will be worth it. Maybe you can see starlink too ~

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How to see Comet NEOWISE Jul 20, 2020 15:18:51 GMT -5 Fossilman likes this

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Jul 20, 2020 15:10:29 GMT -5 bobk said:

fossilman ,

Good point, will be worth it. Maybe you can see starlink too ~

Let me help you out here. If you wish to tag the correct Fossilman (that would be Mike), his account name is just plain "fossil."

So @ fossil (no spaces) will do it for you.

I don't know th other person, but he's been getting tagged in error a bit recently.

ETA - You know, I haven't seen it yet, either. Like you, Mike, I need to get away from light pollution in the city.

I was able to see comet Hale - Bopp last time it came around, but that was way back in 1997. I don't imagine the light pollution has gotten any less since then, probably much worse.

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How to see Comet NEOWISE Jul 20, 2020 21:43:02 GMT -5 rockpickerforever and knave like this

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Lowell Observatory will be live streaming the comet on 7/23 when it will be at its closest approach to Earth. 8:30 AZ/PDT

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bobk starting to shine! Member since September 2018 Posts: 34	How to see Comet NEOWISE Jul 20, 2020 23:07:43 GMT -5 rockpickerforever likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bobk on Jul 20, 2020 23:07:43 GMT -5 rockpickerforever, Thanks for that clarification; I noticed too, that hovering over a username brings up the tag~ There are fires in/near the Salt Lake Valley, so we will see.

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How to see Comet NEOWISE Jul 21, 2020 0:11:15 GMT -5 rockpickerforever and bobk like this

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Jul 20, 2020 9:00:01 GMT -5 bobk said:

earthsky.org/space/how-to-see-comet-c2020-f3-neowise

Thanks for the heads up. We had clear skies tonight, so we got to a good vantage point a few miles from home. Once the sky darkened a bit, we were able to find it. Pretty neat to see. Thank you again.

ETA: Where we were, binoculars were necessary. Otherwise I could just see a faint smudge in the sky using averted vision.

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