Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) visible over the UK
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Graymalkin
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It's pretty faint but visible here in Ontario around 10 pm. My wife and I were able to get a good look at it with some birding binoculars. I remember Hale-Bopp over 20 years ago. It's not as bright but still pretty awesome to see.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Hale Bopp was amazing. Really need to get it together to see this one
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Yup I'm south too, so from my viewpoint it was right over central london. Could still see it though.
Numbers
an ting!
I’m East with a North East facing garden, this morning I was looking East, North East, North North East, North and used a SkyView app to pinpoint some of the stars it should be close to - I could see Capella / Big Bear etc. clearly but not the comet, I set my alarm for 2:45 so was outside from 3 to 3:30 until clouds started coming over. Gutted
I’ll try again tonight if it’s clear.
platinumsage
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I’m East with a North East facing garden, this morning I was looking East, North East, North North East, North and used a SkyView app to pinpoint some of the stars it should be close to - I could see Capella / Big Bear etc. clearly but not the comet, I set my alarm for 2:45 so was outside from 3 to 3:30 until clouds started coming over. Gutted
I’ll try again tonight if it’s clear.
I've found GoSkyWatch is the best app to locate it: How to find comet NEOWISE with the GoSkyWatch Planetarium app
Numbers
an ting!
Cheers platinumsage I'll give that a go,
teuchter
je suis teuchter
It was only just visible with the naked eye. Just a faint smudge. For me it was more visible when not in the centre of my vision. I looked at the chart here and measured down from the plough.
astronomynow.com
Don’t miss Comet NEOWISE in the evening – Astronomy Now
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wayward bob
i ate all your bees
bright as anything here sub/urban cardiff. just looked out the window vaguely north in a gap in the clouds and there it was 
i'm usually asleep by 9 these days but couldn't sleep anyway. it's just down and to the right of the plough, as shown in diagrams on thread. just after dark. so reasonably high in the sky, but i guess getting dimmer now because it's headed away from the sun now?
am chuffed to bits to have seen one with my actual eyes and the kids were surprisingly keen, for teens, too 
i'm usually asleep by 9 these days but couldn't sleep anyway. it's just down and to the right of the plough, as shown in diagrams on thread. just after dark. so reasonably high in the sky, but i guess getting dimmer now because it's headed away from the sun now?am chuffed to bits to have seen one with my actual eyes
and the kids were surprisingly keen, for teens, too 
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
ooh you've got both tails, nice
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
defo down and to the right, but quite a long way (twice the length between the two diagonal corners of the saucepan i was using for pointers). keep looking!Had a look for it last night, first cloudless sky and couldn't see it anywhere around the plough.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
I will if it's clear enough.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Think I saw it last night. But there's light pollution to the north of here and there was a bit of haze or whispy cloud in the area so not sure.
I may have better luck as it moves west over the next few days.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Halle Bopp was awesome, just couldn't quite get my head around why it wasn't rushing out of view, but was there night after night.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Long way away.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
It used to sit in the sky above a long road I walked home from work each night - it was great to see it lurking there for such a long time.
Wonder how many of us will see Halley's Comet again when it returns in 2061. I probably won't, but the young 'uns on here might. That doesn't include you Bahnhof Strasse
It's clear here tonight, so might pop out later to see if I can spot the latest one.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
looks like a clear night ahead in sw uk - anyone still on the hunt?
Numbers
an ting!
I am but not sure at this stage if East London is ideal
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
it's on the downturn again, horizon-wise, might be a last chance?
:stay up all night!:
:stay up all night!:
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
should be directly under the plough, if you look at the saucepan being "up"
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
or get somewhere high if you can - loft vs upstairs makes it visible from here
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Yes. Had a look earlier but sky was still bright. I'll have another look in a bit.
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