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(CNN)   Faint, green smudge near the North Star, just like that time way back when   (cnn.com) divider line
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wearsmanyhats [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-31 11:01:18 PM  
and, of course, the only time the forecast calls for clear skies is friday night with a low of 9
 
make me some tea [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 2:47:25 AM  
We've tried to view it the last two nights and failed. Of course there's so much light pollution in the Sac metro area that I can't even see the Milky Way so that's very likely why. I would need to travel out to a dark sky location.

We saw NEOWISE and that was pretty amazing.

I also saw Hale-Bopp and that was by far the best comet I've ever witnessed. Easily visible to the naked eye in canyon country Utah.
 
Concrete Donkey
2023-02-01 4:20:10 AM  
Meh. Its a comet. Once you see one youve seen em all.


And the only cool ones are the ones visable during daylight
 
Rattrap007
2023-02-01 4:21:17 AM  
Isn't this how Maximum Overdrive started?
 
Tom Marvolo Bombadil
2023-02-01 4:30:07 AM  

wearsmanyhats: and, of course, the only time the forecast calls for clear skies is friday night with a low of 9


That's pretty cold, but on the positive side any ceramic superconductors you have should be working.
 
YixilTesiphon
2023-02-01 6:29:06 AM  

make me some tea: We've tried to view it the last two nights and failed. Of course there's so much light pollution in the Sac metro area that I can't even see the Milky Way so that's very likely why. I would need to travel out to a dark sky location.

We saw NEOWISE and that was pretty amazing.

I also saw Hale-Bopp and that was by far the best comet I've ever witnessed. Easily visible to the naked eye in canyon country Utah.


Hale-Bopp was visible from my childhood backyard in Houston. That thing was bright.
 
tmyk [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 7:12:27 AM  

YixilTesiphon: make me some tea: We've tried to view it the last two nights and failed. Of course there's so much light pollution in the Sac metro area that I can't even see the Milky Way so that's very likely why. I would need to travel out to a dark sky location.

We saw NEOWISE and that was pretty amazing.

I also saw Hale-Bopp and that was by far the best comet I've ever witnessed. Easily visible to the naked eye in canyon country Utah.

Hale-Bopp was visible from my childhood backyard in Houston. That thing was bright.


I actually first saw Hale-Bopp while driving. I was completely out of the loop and didn't even know there was going to be a comet nearby, randomly looked up at the sky was driving, and had to pull over to stare. That one was remarkable.

Every clear night over the past 2 weeks I've had my telescope and gear out looking for that thing and have had no success. Like you, there's a ton of light pollution around here.

I think I captured it when I hooked up the DSLR to the telescope with a 5 second exposure but it's little more than a smudge of light. The astrophotography folks have pulled some amazing images but they know what they're doing.
 
Marcos P
2023-02-01 7:58:06 AM  
Nani??
 
Schmerd1948 [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 10:34:43 AM  

Marcos P: Nani??


Nibiru
 
edmo [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 11:35:44 AM  
I've tried four times in a week and failed. And I live in a dark skies area. Stupid moon means I have to get up early.
 
goodncold
2023-02-01 11:38:12 AM  
So who is your messiah now?

/no seriously who and what gifts where brought?
 
KB202
2023-02-01 12:30:52 PM  
I had a teacher who looked like a smudge.
I can't remember how he died...
 
GypsyJoker [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 12:51:12 PM  
It was more of a globule than a smudge.
 
Social Justice Warlock
2023-02-01 10:10:19 PM  

wearsmanyhats: and, of course, the only time the forecast calls for clear skies is friday night with a low of 9


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