Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration. He received the 2023 Popular Media Award from the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division and is the author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners. Writing for Forbes.
It’s not as bright as it was, so you’ll need binoculars and patience to see it, particularly from urban areas with light-polluted skies.
Although it has been visible to the naked eye, you'll now need a pair of binoculars, but the flip side is that it's now in the sky for much longer than it was earlier in the week, and it is now set against a much darker sky.? On Sunday, perhaps, but perhaps don't bother on Friday and Saturday because the moon — only just past full — will rise only a relatively short time after sunset and bleach the night sky.
This evening, the comet will due west, 42 degrees from the sun in Ophiuchus, and visible close to the western horizon about 45 minutes after sunset, setting around two hours 35 minutes later. That means it will be in the sky for about 10 minutes longer than on Friday. The comet will be above a point roughly halfway between Venus and Antares, making a vast triangle shape.Essential information: the comet has been visible to the naked eye until now, but around Saturday, Oct. 19 or Sunday, Oct.
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