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Went about around midnight to a remote car park (Stainburn Forest cp) still quite a lot of ambient light, including we think from Menwith Hill (golf balls) and the red lights on a couple of wind turbines but wide open high up view to find it. Despite this I could still easily pick it out in the sky within seconds, better with binoculars or telescope though. It's to the right and slightly lower than the saucepan end of the big dipper. Weirdly you see the tail better when giving it side eye for a second. Mars and Jupiter also very easy to see at the moment too.
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meh pas, will catch it then...BnM wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:54 am Neowise
Went about around midnight to a remote car park (Stainburn Forest cp) still quite a lot of ambient light, including we think from Menwith Hill (golf balls) and the red lights on a couple of wind turbines but wide open high up view to find it. Despite this I could still easily pick it out in the sky within seconds, better with binoculars or telescope though. It's to the right and slightly lower than the saucepan end of the big dipper. Weirdly you see the tail better when giving it side eye for a second. Mars and Jupiter also very easy to see at the moment too.
Won't be back for another 6,800 years.
I was thinking of heading out one night to a suitable spot to see if I can see it. Need to get out of the city though.
Also in the news, the James Webb Space Telescope will now be launched in October 2021. JWST will be as revelatory as hubble was when it was launched (but it'll work). The next five to ten years in Astronomy is really exciting as JWST comes online and the new ground based telescopes, which are way bigger than the existing ones, are built.
Also in the news, the James Webb Space Telescope will now be launched in October 2021. JWST will be as revelatory as hubble was when it was launched (but it'll work). The next five to ten years in Astronomy is really exciting as JWST comes online and the new ground based telescopes, which are way bigger than the existing ones, are built.
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Insane_Homer
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Comet neowise at 3am on Saturday.
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Ditto couldn't see if from mine as I'm surrounded by 4 floor Victorian Houses and the brightest street lights you can imagine but my Dad could see from his and he's downhill from me.New guy wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:10 pm Went for a 3 mile jog yesterday to look for the comet. Spotted it. Then came home and realised I could see it from my living room.
Got up at 4am this morning just to see it, went outside, binoculars ready, cloudy, had a piss in the Crocosmia, went to bed.. 
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Is that a euphemism for canine activities?BnM wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:54 am Neowise
Went about around midnight to a remote car park (Stainburn Forest cp) still quite a lot of ambient light, including we think from Menwith Hill (golf balls) and the red lights on a couple of wind turbines but wide open high up view to find it. Despite this I could still easily pick it out in the sky within seconds, better with binoculars or telescope though. It's to the right and slightly lower than the saucepan end of the big dipper. Weirdly you see the tail better when giving it side eye for a second. Mars and Jupiter also very easy to see at the moment too.
Won't be back for another 6,800 years.
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Superb night last night, cleared up nicely from about 10:30pm.
binoculars out for Jupiter and Saturn, a couple of globular clusters and even a decent nebula.
then got a few faint meteors so decided to get the camera out, took a test shot of the bigger dipper then turned around to catch a huge bright white fireball streaking south. by far the brightest i've ever seem by some margin.
magical.
binoculars out for Jupiter and Saturn, a couple of globular clusters and even a decent nebula.
then got a few faint meteors so decided to get the camera out, took a test shot of the bigger dipper then turned around to catch a huge bright white fireball streaking south. by far the brightest i've ever seem by some margin.
magical.
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Insane_Homer
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Seán Doran has a few of these, awesome in 4K.
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I finally caved in and ordered an 8 inch dobsonian telescope a few weeks ago. Should arrive at some point in September, cant wait .
Complete beginner at all this astronomy stuff but it's been fun trying to learn all the stars, constellations and galaxies before the scope arrives.
.Complete beginner at all this astronomy stuff but it's been fun trying to learn all the stars, constellations and galaxies before the scope arrives.
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New guy wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:44 pm I finally caved in and ordered an 8 inch dobsonian telescope a few weeks ago. Should arrive at some point in September, cant wait
Complete beginner at all this astronomy stuff but it's been fun trying to learn all the stars, constellations and galaxies before the scope arrives.
“Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true.”
