October 1st, atmospherics allowed for early viewing with a relatively distance cloud line on the horizon. Transparency was okay, lots of aerosols and vantage point saw a fair amount of skyglow, though elevation was advantageous in its own right, I think. Camera: Samsung NX Mini with c-mount ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will have a close encounter with the sun today (Sept. 27) here's how to make the most of comet viewing opportunities this weekend and beyond. Comments (1) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ...
It's great to see all the photos coming in. After 4 cloudy nights, I went out last night to try for my first evening viewing of the comet. After the sun went down, I got the scope out and put the camera on its tripod and waited for the stars to come out. It had been a ...
Use the January or the February-March finder chart at the very bottom of this page to know where to see Comet Lovejoy tonight by locating its position among the stars. The moonlight this week makes it harder to find. Nevertheless, in binoculars it's still a gray fuzzball with a brighter...
"In recent weeks, while the comet has been rising during the mid-evening hours, I've been inviting friends and neighbors to my house for 'private' viewing of the comet," Machholz said. "Other local astronomers and I will be holding a series of public star parties at various locations in...
Ideal conditions for viewing these meteors would be if the weather is clear with no clouds or high hazes, after moonset but before any sign of dawn interferes. Go to a place far from any light sources or urban light pollution, and find a clear view of a wide expanse of the sky....
Here is 12P Pons-Brooks imaged tonight (November 07, around 12am UTC) from Mississippi. Technical information: 74x30 seconds with an ASI533MM on a C11 @F/2 (Hyperstar). Sampling is ~1.4" per pixel. Image cropped to a field of view of ~30'. ...
(SWAN) this morning. The comet is continuing to brighten. I would put it a little brighter than 7.5 magnitude now, maybe 7.3. It was at 30 degrees altitude and there are orange sodium street lights reaching up around 8 degrees from my viewing perspective in my Bortle 7 zone. The coma/...
Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025: Top viewing tips The Lyrids are back: How to catch this year's spring meteor shower The moon will be just five days removed from its new phase on Saturday night, and it won’t show up in the pre-dawn skies early Sunday. So bright moonlight...
Itis indeed unfortunate that the Moon will likely obliterate most of the Orionidsin the nights following the peak, but the viewing odds will be much betterbefore the break of dawn on those mornings leading up to the peak. Almostcertainly, you should sight at least a few of these offspring ...