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<blockquote data-quote="ShelbyGT5HUN" data-source="post: 16457485" data-attributes="member: 161356"><p>Saw it tonight! </p><p></p><p>Went out around 930, with binoculars. I'm an amateur astronomer, so I knew what to expect. Very easy to find. It was located just like the picture above. </p><p></p><p>There was no way I could see it without binoculars. It's just too dim. Keep in mind, it's NOTHING like the pro pictures you see online, but rather a very very faint fuzzy area of light, with a rather visible tail. I live in a moderately dark area, no light pollution. If this is your first attempt at looking at a comet, you might not see it. I was able to describe how to locate it to my woman, and she saw it as well. She admitted it was easy to see/find because of how I explained it to her. No way was she finding it on her own. As luck would have it, it was directly above a stop sign. I told her to aim the binoculars at the stop sign, then pan up until you find the two stars that line up horizontally with each other. Easy!</p><p></p><p>I'm interested in looking for it later this week, as it will be higher up, and visible well after twilight. Try to go a good hour after sunset, when you can see the Big Dipper. Too early, and it will be washed out by the twilight. </p><p></p><p>It looks like this sketch below, "as seen through binoculars."</p><p></p><p>I tried to draw the comet's brightness, as accurately as I could. I can't emphasize how faint it really is. Those who remember Hale-Bopp in the 90's, this is nowhere close to that in terms of brightness. HB was easily visible, to the naked eye, even in the city.</p><p></p><p>Good luck![ATTACH=full]1652699[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1652700[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShelbyGT5HUN, post: 16457485, member: 161356"] Saw it tonight! Went out around 930, with binoculars. I'm an amateur astronomer, so I knew what to expect. Very easy to find. It was located just like the picture above. There was no way I could see it without binoculars. It's just too dim. Keep in mind, it's NOTHING like the pro pictures you see online, but rather a very very faint fuzzy area of light, with a rather visible tail. I live in a moderately dark area, no light pollution. If this is your first attempt at looking at a comet, you might not see it. I was able to describe how to locate it to my woman, and she saw it as well. She admitted it was easy to see/find because of how I explained it to her. No way was she finding it on her own. As luck would have it, it was directly above a stop sign. I told her to aim the binoculars at the stop sign, then pan up until you find the two stars that line up horizontally with each other. Easy! I'm interested in looking for it later this week, as it will be higher up, and visible well after twilight. Try to go a good hour after sunset, when you can see the Big Dipper. Too early, and it will be washed out by the twilight. It looks like this sketch below, "as seen through binoculars." I tried to draw the comet's brightness, as accurately as I could. I can't emphasize how faint it really is. Those who remember Hale-Bopp in the 90's, this is nowhere close to that in terms of brightness. HB was easily visible, to the naked eye, even in the city. Good luck![ATTACH=full]1652699[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1652700[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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