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Originally Posted by OzEclipse
Magnitude 4.6 in a sky washed out by moonlight and twilight is definitely not naked eye. Ignore all the rubbish in the mass media.
All the pictures being used to illustrate mass media stories were taken when the comet was in dark sky in the northern hemisphere with 8-14 inch scopes. RASA’s etc
The moon will be below the horizon at twilight after this weekend. Try from then through to mid-May.
Joe
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So true Joe, the media stir up the hysteria by making unresearched claims that now is the time to view the comet or you'll have to wait another 71 years to get another chance. There is a reason why there are little or no images of the comet taken from Australia at the moment.
Nothings changed, I remember the media back in 1986 informing the general public that Halley's Comet was at it's best some time in April of that year when in fact the best viewing was from December '85 to March '86.
The other night, at a popular lookout, there were families with their young children hoping to see this 'Devil's Comet' before they went to bed. Hat's off to the parents who got their little ones organised to be ready to view the Comet at ' Prime Time'. Their excitement was soon quashed once they realised no one could see the comet.
