Anyone seen the green comet?

[nolatom]

We've had several cloudy days, first clear sky tonight, supposedly it's near Capella, meaning way above Orion's "head" if he had one.

Light from gibbous Moon won't help. But 50-degree temp way down south here, is at least merciful for your hands holding the binocs.

 

[Alan H]

Yes. I have a smallish reflecting telescope, and I'm afraid that it didn't look like much.

 

[PaulK]

We're going to look tonight. Totally clear sky, but we'll try to stay inside. -9C without factoring in the windchill. Got my binocs...

 

[Talchotali]

 

[nolatom]

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Touche' ;-)

 

[Foolish]

I saw it last weekend. A small green smudge visible with binoculars near Polaris. Reminded me of seeing Haleys Comet a few decades ago. Hale Bopp was MUCH better in 1995.

 

[Talchotali]

Touche' ;-)

I assume the comet's tail is created by the escaping "cleansing green crystals..."

 

[ropetrick]

Saw it two nights ago; the star finder app on the Droid was key.

Found it with binos and then got a better view with a 30x spotting scope.

Looked like a small star with just a hint of green. No tail.

 

[ROADKILL666]

When I was young I saw a lot of green comets. When I was tripping balls. 😵‍💫

 

[Al Paca]

No. Was up at 4 am (boomer) to look. Too much moon.

 

[Happy]

Just googled a news item re. the comet. The Mail quoted two paragraphs of how and when to see it.

Followed by five paragraphs from a FeMail (women's section) interview with an "intuitive astrologer" who rambled on about "visions of recession".

I learned that I'll be unlikely to see it (Wet season cloud cover here), and that the Mail regards their female readers as superstitious medieval idiots.

 

[Snaggletooth]

the Mail regards their female readers as superstitious medieval idiots.

howe cane that be?

 

[Somebody Else]

I saw it last weekend. A small green smudge visible with binoculars near Polaris. Reminded me of seeing Haleys Comet a few decades ago. Hale Bopp was MUCH better in 1995.

We were doing a Cabo race then. Being far away from light pollution made Hale Bopp look fantastic!

 

[ropetrick]

Got to see Hale-Bopp from an airliner. Best comet ever!

 

[CruiserJim]

I tried with my 7x50 binocs, could not see it. Didn’t help that it was 21°F outside, so my patience was limited.

 

[nolatom]

Negative for me too, with midrange binocs aimed near Capella.

We’re all Mooncussers now? I’d been waiting to use that old term.

 

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[PaulinVictoria]

Caught it a couple of times through binoculars, the moon is too bright now for it. Tried with my telescope but it was -20C and things were freezing up. The comet itself was a bit meh, a blurry blob with a hint of green.

 

[nolatom]

Caught it a couple of times through binoculars, the moon is too bright now for it. Tried with my telescope but it was -20C and things were freezing up. The comet itself was a bit meh, a blurry blob with a hint of green.

Thanks for that, I feel better about not being able to see it, since “it” is apparently underwhelming anyway.

 

[Marcjsmith]

a sailing site and not one pic of a green comet.... Slackers