Had another look tonight, the moon is washing it out here, so I tried my smallest piece of gear, a pair of 8x24 Pentax binos. Easy to pick out, not very bright but on camparison with the moon in the same binos it is easily 20' wide now.
Hi all. Thanks for all your help, ( as some one mentioned)but,I am still not sure if I have seen it or not. I have read that tonight should be a good night. In what direction from Pleiades would I look at 9 pm Busselton time ( sw of WA). Thanks again, but If I can't find it tonight , I might have to stick to photographing birds.
Hi all. Thanks for all your help, ( as some one mentioned)but,I am still not sure if I have seen it or not. I have read that tonight should be a good night. In what direction from Pleiades would I look at 9 pm Busselton time ( sw of WA). Thanks again, but If I can't find it tonight , I might have to stick to photographing birds.
Cheers Reverend.
I have attached a small chart showing it's current position and you should be able to find M45 (the Pleiades) and Aldebaran in Taurus easily enough and this should give an idea of the area of sky to scan. Just remember, you are not looking for something with a tail, just a fuzzy blob. it is probably only 20' wide. To give you an idea of size the Pleiades extend across nearly 2 degrees of sky so it is much smaller than they are.
Raymond look up to the left of M45 (the 7 sisters) at 9pm, about 8 degrees up to the left.
If you hold your arm out and spread your fingers it is 20 degrees from your thumb to your little finger. Use binoculars in that area.
Well I found it with the help of my good lady tonight Being partially sighted makes it difficult for me but a little assistance and it was cracked. only through binoculars as the scope was set up but not in the best position to see the comet. Fingers crossed I'll see it in the scope tomorrow night. I'll set the scope up in a better position
Yea haa, I found it. Thanks everyone.I think its pretty special, although not as good as his one a couple of years ago. Here is a pic I took.
Cheers Reverend.
Congratulations Raymond! And well done on the lovely pic- something to treasure.
Since it reached peak brightness last week, I've been able to see the green tinge through binoculars, but still not the scope. And I still can't see a tail in my 10" dob . It's naked eye here in my light polluted suburb of Brisbane. Well, as a dot in the sky anyway .
Yea haa, I found it. Thanks everyone.I think its pretty special, although not as good as his one a couple of years ago. Here is a pic I took.
Cheers Reverend.
Well done Raymond and very well done with the photo.
It was still visible with the naked eye last night. I took a few more pics. It looks like it won't be around for much longer. Any idea when it will be out of sight? Also is it correct that it won't be visible for another 7K years..
Cheers Reverend.
That's right Raymond- around 8,000 years .
I wonder what life will be like on this planet on its return .
It should start fading soon and it'll get lower and lower in the sky as it heads north. You will notice now that by 9.30 it's already getting quite low.
. It's naked eye here in my light polluted suburb of Brisbane. Well, as a dot in the sky anyway 
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