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What is this celestial phenomenon in the video?
Some news channels published a video of an unusual phenomenon. The description says it's Comet Pons Brooks, but the comet looks completely different. There are other videos of this kind on YouTube, ...
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What is going on with comet C/2021 A1 Leonard? Is it going to be bright this weekend or not?
I have to plan an excursion to try to find clear evening skies to try to see if we can spot comet C/2021 A1 Leonard about 10 to 15° above the ocean in the Southwest after sunset this weekend.
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What observational data was there that comet Leonard C/2021 A1 might have been dimming and/or breaking up?
Space.com's Comet Leonard, the brightest of the year, is fading and acting strange seems to be full of inexact language, like "something's wrong" and "unhealthy" and "goner&...
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Make a guide map to comet comet Leonard C/2021 A1 using Skyfield
Sky and Telescope's How Bright will Comet Leonard Get? includes the skymap and projected (possible) light curve for comet Leonard C/2021 A1 that will potentially reach +4 magnitude this month. It has ...
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How long can the comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) will observed with the naked eye or small optics?
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Where should I be looking to see Neowise in southern Sweden?
there is a picture with the comet positions till 30 July. In other sources I saw similar pictures also with ...
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Why are Delta Aquariids "for the southern hemisphere" while the Perseids are "for the north"?
In the video How to spot Comet NEOWISE, plus the largest 3D map of the Universe | Night Sky News July 20 after 05:28 Dr. Becky (Smethurst, Oxford astrophysicist) ...
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Where should I be looking to see Neowise in southern Sweden?
I'm in the south of Sweden and just spent over an hour trying to find Neowise, but didn't see it. I live in a rural area, there are no lights nearby and there is a small hill with clear visibility ...
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Is Neowise viewable from my position?
I have had an impossible time trying to locate this comet. My lat/long is 38.3/-82.4. My elevation is 705ft.
The application that I'm using shows me exactly where Neowise is supposed to be (North East,...
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How is Comet SWAN C/2020 F8 doing? Will it become easily visible by eye?
The New York Times article How to See Comet SWAN in Night Skies says:
Astronomers have their fingers crossed that the comet will keep brightening in the coming weeks as it heads north, passing 52 ...
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Will comet 21P that just passed Earth on Sept 10 produce Draconid storm on Oct 9?
Comet 21P/Giaccobini-Zinner just made its closest pass to Earth and also made its Solar perihelion on the same day (Sept 10) which is roughly one month ahead of the annual Draconids meteor shower (Oct ...
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How bright is Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 S3 now?
The LiveScience article Incredible Hulk? Nah, This Glowing, Green Light in the Night Sky Is a Comet published just hours ago discusses Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 S3 and mentions:
bright bursts ...
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Observing Comet 45P - reliable sources of position data
Yesterday night I have tried find comet 45P, that should be still easily visible with my equipment at hand, however I was unable to find it.
I used data provided by this website.
Today I've checked ...
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How often are new astronomical objects (variable stars, supernovae, comets, etc) discovered by amateurs?
How often are new astronomical objects (variable stars, supernovae, comets, etc) discovered by amateurs? Where could one report new findings?
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Can I see comet ISON from Saudi Arabia?
I live in western Saudi Arabia, I am trying to see the comet ISON, reading here and there tells that I can see it by naked eye somewhere next to the constellation leo, I used an app to tells me where ...
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