Naked eye comet suddenly comes into view

[Essan]

Not a good picture, but shows how the comet looks to the naked eye taken from my bedroom window this evening. Second comet I've photoed this year!

[Weather-history]

It struck me that this could be seen as a modern day version of the "Star of Bethlehem" in a way. We know its a comet but you could see how ancient astronomers would have been baffled by its sudden appearance.

Edited October 29, 2007 by Mr_Data

[mettalfabrik]

nice pic essan, that particular angle is similar to the view from my backgarden and using that as a guide i was able to spot it and indeed it does appear as a fuzzy star, i did try last night but the glorious rising fullish moon seemed to drown out perseus for me

[Will storm]

Just took this from the garden

[mettalfabrik]

nice one will ,fuzzy star indeed!

[BARRY]

at last the sky is clear, i got really good view it's interesting

[Spongebob]

yeah nice and clear tonight, very fuzzy through bino's but good to see it ........

KjF

[autumn sun]

This is why I like this place- I dont often contribute and often 'lurk' but its nice to come home after a hard days work and find things that are utterly enthralling weatherwise or indeed spacewise! More photos please!

btw does everyone have this?

http://www.codefromthe70s.org/desktopearth_dl.asp

[mettalfabrik]

on http://www.spaceweather.com/ a guy from selsey has taken a brill photo showing the beginnings of a faint tail

[Weather-history]

on http://www.spaceweather.com/ a guy from selsey has taken a brill photo showing the beginnings of a faint tail

Selsey?

Thats Patrick Moore home town, I wonder if he took it from Patrick's garden?

It looks like a pearl light bulb

[stella]

Selsey?

Thats Patrick Moore home town, I wonder if he took it from Patrick's garden?

It looks like a pearl light bulb

That will be Pete Lawrence, probably Britain's best astrophotographer.

[Weather-history]

That will be Pete Lawrence, probably Britain's best astrophotographer.

Certainly got some excellent astrophotos

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/

[kar999]

Superb view right now with clear skies. Easily visible to the naked eye and with just a basic pair of binoculars it's even better!

[Weather-history]

Comet still visible to the naked eye and in binoculars its definitely getting larger.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

"It's huge" she gasped.

Easily one of the best comets I've ever seen, and proof that big telescopes are better. I showed the kids it through my 3" refractor earlier in the evening, and it was very pretty. Through my 12" later on, it almost filled the entire field of view.

[pottyprof]

No photo's OON?

Amazingly enough, I can see it through all the orange mush. :lol:

[Gray-Wolf]

I don't know whether it's a spent force but ,as it gets larger, it appears to be dimming. Any news on it's outpourings?

[Osbourne One-Nil]

No photos...nowhere near bright enough to take a snapshot. You'd need some sort of tracking to capture it properly.

[MAF]

could a kind person direct me which direction in the sky i need to be looking to see the comet. am i work tonight s my location is trafalgar square, looking down the mall would point me in a western direction.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

look straight up, but in central London, you don't stand a chance!

[MAF]

look straight up, but in central London, you don't stand a chance!

yeah you are not wrong OON, but the courtyard in the old admiralty building blocks out a lot of the light pollution so next fag break i might well have a look up

[Osbourne One-Nil]

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/10862521.html

That might help

[MAF]

Thank you OON, good stuff there

[Weather-history]

The transparency of the sky tonight is superb. Can see the comet still with the naked eye and also M31 (Andromeda galaxy)

[smich]

Yes, a beautifully clear sky last night and Holmes still easily visible with the naked eye. Thru good binoculars it appears as a roughly spherical "smudge" and looks a little like a globular cluster.

smich