Comet 8P/Tuttle

[starlight]

hi....

Could someone be able to tell me what time Comet 8P/Tuttle is going to be in our night sky's????? and the direction if Possible?? I know it is appearing in the spiral galaxy tonight and tomorrow night and I know that we will be able to see a full view on 1st and 2nd January but I'm not sure the time and direction, I only have the info on the U S not hear in Australia....
I live in the central Coast....
I hope no one minds me asking.....
I have taken a couple of photos of the moon and i was going to try and take a couple of Comet 8P/Tuttle.....well, I'm going to try.....(lol)
Thank you....
Christine

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Hi Christine. Tuttle is visible now, so atm basically from sundown until probably about 10:0m EST (11:00 PM DST)

[CoombellKid]

Here's a chart for 8pm tonight, 31st and 1st.

I observed Tuttle a couple of nights ago. More impressive is Holmes which is
naked eye from here.

regards,CS

[CoombellKid]

If the weather isn't playing the game, there is what looks like an interesting
program on tonight SBS 8:30pm (NSW time) called Super Comet. I think it's
a fictional doco

regards,CS

[starlight]

thank you everyone, i never expected a reply or even this many relpy's to my question...
What is the direction from sunset??? I have all the info on the direction and when I can find it located on the U S but I'm hopless in trying to find or even work out the direction from the numbers of the U S site.....

Once again, thank you, I never even thought that I would get reply's like this, I appreciate it big time......
Oh....
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL...
Cheers
Christine

[Mick (Michael)]

Tonight I viewed 8p/Tuttle and M33 in the fov of my binos at the same time, beautiful sight. Can't see a tail on Tuttle it's a small bright smudge, easy to spot being so close to M33 at the moment. Tomorrow at 21:30 It's will be NNW at an altitude of 25deg if you have binoculars look for M33 and Comet Tuttle should be in the same fov.

[starlight]

thank you heaps Mick.....
That's just what I wanted to find out....
I am going to hook up my DSI to my scope and hoping I might be in luck with some photos, I have not been able to succeed yet but I will still try for a bit longer.....
i am still new at this and I dont like to ask questions because i might get laughed at......

I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know.....

Thank you heaps

HAPPY NEW YEAR.....

Cheers

Christine

[CoombellKid]

Christine,

no question is too silly and you wont be laughed at. We all started out
somewhere sometime. So feel at ease to ask.

Good luck, and dont forget to post an image if you get one.

regards,CS

[WadeH (Wade)]

Hi Christine,

No such thing here as a silly question. If only because most, if not all of us have been there done that as they say.

Its still light here (suns just gone down) and its good to hear that tonights view is as good as i was hoping it would be. Thanks Mick.

Saw both comets last night through the 30X100's, most impressive. The 10X50's showed both well also.

[starlight]

Thank you to you all........
I could'nt post any of my photos, i have taken some of the moon with my scope, even with my Nikon hooked up to my scope, but compaired to the ones that I have seen on this site, mine are embarressing....I could never put them on..
I love looking at the photos that everyone takes......
I will keep dreaming and I will stay in my little world and keep loving all the awesome photos that everyone puts on the site....
This is a wonderful site and I love it everyone on this site is very very nice...
Keep up the fantastic work and once again....
Thank you heaps and heaps....

[iceman (Mike)]

Hi Christine.

There's quite a few of us from the central coast - we went observing last night up at Mangrove Mountain (our local dark sky site), and I observed both comet holmes and comet tuttle through binoculars and did some widefield imaging of them.

Maybe you can join us on Saturday the 5th? Have a look in the "Star Parties" forum for a thread about it.

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