Green Comet?

[RWDIII]

Has anyone seen the comet?
Went out east of Casa Grandebefore moon came up and there was to much light pollution.Got a good view of Orion but to much light to see the milky way.Will take my binocs,15x70 Celestons, next week when I go to Amboy crater.Will also be first trip with F250 and the Bronco 800
I also got a good look at Venus and Mercury after sunset.Rare to see Mercury that bright,

[profdant139]

Sue, where in Washington do you live?? I am guessing that you are east of the mountains (no clouds) and in a rural area, maybe near Yakima or Wenatchee??

[SuzzeeeQ2012]

saw it again tonight 🙂


pretty fun, I thought it was supposed to be not visible after January. It sure has moved a long way.

[LenSatic]

Tail or not, you still saw the comet. 😉

As in a link I posted above, U-2 pilots see comets, with tails, that we can't see at all on the surface. Obviously that's true with the space station crews also.

LS

[spacedoutbob]

When I looked at Comet Lovejoy, it looked like a green fuzzball to me. From the Bay Area.

Bob

[4runnerguy]

Finally had a clear evening here a couple of nights ago. Just a fuzzy blur with no discernable tail.

[SuzzeeeQ2012]

I get to see it every night. started out by Orion's foot and quickly it's moving to Pleiades 🙂

I THINK I just MIGHT have seen a faint tail. I am in a pretty dark area, but I bet if it was darker, I would see it.

[RWDIII]

profdant139 wrote:
Just got back from three cloudy nights in Joshua Tree -- no luck. Maybe the next time it comes around . . . .

Heading out on Friday for long weekend at Amboy Crater,hope to do some stargazing.Also will check out old 66,heard lots of it is closed due to washouts this year

[profdant139]

Just got back from three cloudy nights in Joshua Tree -- no luck. Maybe the next time it comes around . . . .

[SuzzeeeQ2012]

I definitely use binoculars. Can't see it without them....

[Naio]

Huh, I THOUGHT that looked like a new star near Orion, but I figured my memory was wrong!

(I am in a city right now).

[RWDIII]

Thanks Suzzee,I probably did see it,saw something fuzzy but thought I missed it because I couldn't see a tail.Do you use binocs?

[SuzzeeeQ2012]

we see it in Quartzsite every night 🙂


so, every other comet I've seen....only two lol had a tail. This is a big green blur.


??? where's the tail? :?

I actually can see it even when it's not totally dark, and if I've been inside with lights on. Very easy when you know where to look.

I started at the foot of Orion (his left my right) and went down and to the right a ways.

[SCVJeff]

Hopefully it will still be in the dark skies of Quartzsite next week?

[LenSatic]

I saw it tonight. I wasn't dark-adapted so it wasn't very bright and I could not discern a tail. Being a "deep sky" guy I caught it in my peripheral vision before using my binos but now I have an idea where to look, if the weather holds up. Tonight may have been my best night, though.

I posted this from a U-2 pilot in the "Naked-eye astronomy" thread, but it fits better here: http://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/topic/20563-satellites/?p=392046

LS