Hollywood
November 3rd, 2013, 04:18 PM
I remember reading about this comet eary this year and telling myself I should remember to keep track. Of course, I completely forgot until just now, but looks like I might be in luck:
You won't see the comet
quite yet with the eye alone -- it's still climbing in brightness -- but a pair of binoculars or a small telescope will show it under a dark sky, away from the polluting light of cities.
The circumstances are good as the comet
continues to brighten. Around 4 a.m., head
outside and look to the east to see Leo rising -- a simple star map like that in Astronomy
magazine will help you spot the constellation,
which looks like a question mark or sickle, along with a bright triangle of stars closer to the horizon. This week the comet is inching along to the east, underneath Leo's bright triangle of stars. It's currently near the border of the constellations Leo and Virgo.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-j-eicher/how-to-see-comet-ison-thi_b_4183748.html?m=false
I really hope that I get to see this, I've never seen a comet before. So keep an eye out!
You won't see the comet
quite yet with the eye alone -- it's still climbing in brightness -- but a pair of binoculars or a small telescope will show it under a dark sky, away from the polluting light of cities.
The circumstances are good as the comet
continues to brighten. Around 4 a.m., head
outside and look to the east to see Leo rising -- a simple star map like that in Astronomy
magazine will help you spot the constellation,
which looks like a question mark or sickle, along with a bright triangle of stars closer to the horizon. This week the comet is inching along to the east, underneath Leo's bright triangle of stars. It's currently near the border of the constellations Leo and Virgo.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-j-eicher/how-to-see-comet-ison-thi_b_4183748.html?m=false
I really hope that I get to see this, I've never seen a comet before. So keep an eye out!