Ikeya-Zhang

[low_delta]

Has anyone seen the comet? This site shows it is right alongside Cassiopeia, but I saw that constellation on Saturday night, and I couldn't see a comet. And that was out in the country, where we could see all kinds of stars. I guess the tail isn't very bright, and I thought the head was a star. I thought it would be easy to see, since I fist saw Hale-Bopp in my peripheral vision.

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[melonaise.livejournal.com]

The core is pretty average magnitude, and the tail would be even less so... it would be easy for you to miss the tail, I think. I've tried to find it before with no luck, but the western sky near me is pretty well light-polluted. If you have a pair of binoculars you might try that.

Hale-Bopp was very pretty. I think it's spoiled me for comets.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I wish I'd had binocs along. I guess I'll have to make the effort to get out into the country this weekend.

I wish I could justify getting a telescope.

[banana.livejournal.com]

Try barefoot in pyjamas.

More seriously, that site says look in the morning, before dawn. What time did you look?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

In the evening. Cass was about 30° above the horizon, and there was no light pollution from the moon (new) and there were no cities nearby.

[banana.livejournal.com]

Hmm. The only reason I can see why it would make a difference is that the comet might have been very low in the sky at the time you were looking, but later in the night it would be higher, and so perhaps clearer.

I had thought of waking up elder child to see it. Sounds like I needn't bother.

[cynnerth.livejournal.com]

Try barefoot in pyjamas
It didn't work ;)

[vlinker.livejournal.com]

comet viewing will be difficult for me, as the daylight hours are getting quite long......

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I love comets...as long as they're not the Lucifer's Hammer variety.

*the sound of a big comet smacking the Earth.....*