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Posted by: fredk Jul 15 2020, 09:22 PM

Comet NEOWISE is now a stunning sight in the NW evening sky! I urge anyone who has the chance to check it out - it's easily the most impressive northern hemisphere comet since Hale-Bopp in 1997. Binoculars are probably the ideal instrument to use. From a dark site (though competing with some aurora) I could make out a good 12 degrees of tail Monday evening, and faintly the ion tail. But even from the city the brighter part visible is well worth a look.

Post your sightings!

Posted by: MahFL Jul 17 2020, 01:53 AM

Photographed with a cell phone through a 20x60mm spotting scope from Orange Park FL today. It was not visible to the naked eye.

Posted by: hendric Jul 17 2020, 05:37 PM

Finally managed a shot last night here in Austin, TX.

The tail was about 2 degrees long in the light pollution.

Posted by: Sean Jul 18 2020, 04:09 PM

Here is a time-lapse image sequence from ISS converted to real-time on https://youtu.be/Yh1_wHdUx3Y

Posted by: centsworth_II Jul 18 2020, 04:39 PM

QUOTE (Sean @ Jul 18 2020, 12:09 PM)

Posted by: JRehling Jul 20 2020, 01:07 AM

This is my pic from early morning a few days ago with a William Optics Star 71 refractor and ZWO ASI 1600mm camera. It was easily visible at 4:45am. I have yet to see it in the evening sky with the naked eye, with the SF fog being particularly uncooperative. I got some closeups of the coma with my Celestron 9.25" which have quite a different look to them.

This is my first naked-eye comet since 2008 and sixth overall.

Posted by: MahFL Jul 20 2020, 02:16 AM

Yesterday my wife and I drove about 40 miles to a dark spot in Georgia, USA, and we had good naked eye and optical views. I could not get a photo due to being bitten alive by bugs.
Tonight I viewed the comet from my house ( light pollution nightmare ), and I got a pretty good view and snapped a picture on my cell phone via my 20x60 Bushnell Spotting scope.
The comet quickly dimmed as it descended into the light and industrial pollution of Orange Park, FL. Also at the time there was lighting from a thunderstorm about 80 miles away.

Posted by: MahFL Jul 20 2020, 02:19 AM

QUOTE (JRehling @ Jul 20 2020, 02:07 AM)

Posted by: Julius Jul 20 2020, 02:20 PM

Comet view from Malta

Posted by: gwiz Jul 21 2020, 10:23 AM

From a window of my home in Cornwall:

Posted by: bkellysky Jul 21 2020, 11:28 PM

From a brightly lit parking lot in Ardsley, NY, just north of New York City:
NEOWISE and (streak to the right) the International Space Station.
Canon XS on a tripod; 50mm lens at f/2, 5 seconds exposure, ISO-800.
More at: https://bkellysky.wordpress.com/

Posted by: charborob Jul 22 2020, 03:33 AM

From my backyard in Québec City (lots of light pollution). Sony a6000, 210mm f/3.5, ISO 1250, 5 sec exposure with tracking.

Posted by: Julius Jul 22 2020, 07:56 AM

Another Comet view from Gozo Island!

Posted by: JohnVV Jul 25 2020, 03:36 PM

here in metro Detroit area the viewing is NOT good so i created a SPICE add on for Celestia

it can be grabed from celestialmatters site
(spice must be implemented in celestia , at least the baryceneters and planets )
http://forum.celestialmatters.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1000

Posted by: nprev Jul 25 2020, 11:57 PM

VERY cool, John; thanks!!!

Thanks also to everyone else for the great pics. Viewing's not great from metro Los Angeles either, though did get a decent view in binoculars from one of the local beaches a few days ago.