Tweedledee Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) One for Derek perhaps. Comet Encke is in a pretty good position above the western horizon after sunset at magnitude 6 according to Stellarium. It is less than 8 degrees from Venus at the moment just below and slightly to the right. Just need a clear evening. http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/comet-encke-2017-return Edited February 26, 2017 by Tweedledee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 At 7:30 pm it's only 7 degrees above the horizon and sinking fast, will be a tough one but possibly just doable. Can you remember that comet we saw up at Belper many years ago when the roads were shut due to snow, that was low but we managed it! Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 19 minutes ago, Daz Type-R said: At 7:30 pm it's only 7 degrees above the horizon and sinking fast, will be a tough one but possibly just doable. Can you remember that comet we saw up at Belper many years ago when the roads were shut due to snow, that was low but we managed it! Yes, 5th April 2013, it was Panstarrs C/2011 L4 on Belper Glacier. Back in the good old days. Deep snow in April!! But that was a great night, and you were the first to spot it I think Daz. Daz Type-R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Those were the days when we used to get "proper" comets. The ones with a tail you could actually see in the eyepiece. Not the ones we get these days that look like an extremely faint tiny round star through an objective that is just about starting to dew up! stash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 yep about due a decent one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Think we're due a half decent one in April but can't remember it's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 That's a great article on same Pete, it always amazes me to see how well we can work stuff out! But it really all started out due to good old Halley! Halley comet (1P/Halley) back in in 1986 was fantastic... i was picking it up in my old 6" newt months before it became naked eye... it was only discernible as a fuzzy ball that just got larger as time passed then blossomed into a great object. The news was full of it for weeks... I had people queuing up to see it on some nights... We are still seeing the debris from Halley though twice a year, with the Eta aguarids and Orionids as we cut through Halley path twice on our orbit... with a return due in 2062, I will only be 107 years old ... maybe some of you will be lucky enough to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, tuckstar said: Think we're due a half decent one in April but can't remember it's name. Found it. 41p. It's already a few mag up on what was expected so watch this Space. https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=105479&country=239®1=991®2=11867&town=6229 Edited February 27, 2017 by tuckstar +Ibbo and Tweedledee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 8 hours ago, tuckstar said: Found it. 41p. Good one. I found 2p behind the cushions on the settee the other night. Cheers Andy, will keep a watch for that brightening up. tuckstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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