scorpionbowl Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Anyone in a dark location might get a chance to see a comet over the next week or two. It’s transitioning from the morning sky to evening sky over the next day or so. It’s more convenient to see just after sunset, since before sunrise is extremely early. Right now it’s just over the horizon to the NW, so u need good long distance views in that direction. The good news is that it gets higher in the sky every day, the bad news is that it gets dimmer every day. After sunset it will be at its highest elevation and move below the horizon as it gets darker, but the good news is there is no moonlight at that time. i took this picture Friday morning around 3:45am. It’s looking northeast, The brightness in the sky is from the sunrise and moonlight even thought it was still dark out. It wasn’t visible to the naked eye due to the light pollution, but now that I’m back home I’m hoping to get better pictures at night, but the weather forecast isn’t that good. Maybe @groomer, @ckf and others can also get a shot... Florida Snowman, quebec bob, MrGutz and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusand Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Great shot, thanks for getting up so early or staying up so late. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 bonjour scorpionbowl !!! geezzz...thx for the reminder....read something about that last week ...completely forgot !!! sadly ,starting tonight...must go to bed early ...ahaha jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpionbowl Posted July 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 It’s much easier to see at night, for now anyway. A couple hours after sunset look just above the horizon where the sun set. GT Rider, MrsGTRider, PLAYHARD and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastMark Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 Nicely done ! Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 Very nice Gary. You have taken lots of nice pictures, share more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 great shot !!! hope to be able to try during weekend !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revct1 Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Ah! A change from the political posting. Thanks and well done. Jack & Sandi MrGutz, mikerider and mccaffrey 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpionbowl Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Some may recognize this spot in northern Vermont, from last night. mikerider, groomer, zeusand and 10 others 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neksledr Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Willoughby! PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Another spectacular picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poltodoo Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Great pictures Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastMark Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 WoOOOOWWW !!! checked a bit last night ...clear sky ...no luck ...milky way was right over our head ....but at 10 hrs 10 and roughly 11 hrs 45 pm ....saw the space station ...very easy to see coming ....they don t ride in first gear ...and a few satellites jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpionbowl Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Should be right under and near the Big Dipper... dooright 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooright Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 I spotted it friday at around 11pm ... super cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 30 minutes ago, scorpionbowl said: Should be right under and near the Big Dipper... i think our problem ( friends ) ....we had nt enough horizon ....mountains in the other side of the lake...we were looking in the right direction don t laugh at my pic...hahah....25 '' exposure....no tripod...no remote cord...few beers + rouge....just put the camera on the porch .....it was only for fun second time of the space station ...west to east ... btw, can see the handle of the big pan !!!...on the right side...milky way ....from top to bottom jean-guy Florida Snowman, zeusand and PLAYHARD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpionbowl Posted July 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 The comet is higher now, but starting to fade. Took a close up shot, and had another shot with a meteor in it. You can tell it’s a meteor and not a satellite, because the color changes as it enters the atmosphere. These are likely the last shots of the comet, but there is a meteor shower coming up. PLAYHARD, MrGutz, doo4adoo and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Great pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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