Anybody take any pictures of the comet ?
I snapped this with an iphone camera using 10 second exposure. Venus at bottom left and Arcturus on the right. This taken in Rosehill area. Thought it was not too bad considering not using any special equipment and full moon behind me.
How fast was it moving across the horizon? Indiscernible? Or could you track it?
What comet?
Comet Tsuchinshan is moving away from the sun and its movement is not
discernible with a causal observation. Much like looking at the stars or planets, only over a period time , can you detect a change of location.
Good source of information.
What time was this and were you in the suburbs?
I tried to see it from Copperfield but never did. Maybe too much light pollution.
This was at 7:43pm and full moon had already risen and at my back. It is faint under these conditions. On first night it took me about 30 minutes to find it. I’m near Muescke and 2920. There are some subdivisions west of me now but no street lights within a mile or two.
Use averted vision to try and locate it with your eyes. That’s utilizing the edges of your
primary retina vision; humans typically have more rod cells( B/W detectors) in that portion of the retina. Once you find it, a cheap pair of binoculars works good. I have some 11x80 giants that suck up lots of light.
I’m probably SOL in Copperfield then with all the lights around. Don’t have time tonight to drive out. Wish I’d have done it last night.
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