Stargazerkelly1989 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Hey folks Can we actually see comet Swan? And is it going to be relatively easy to find? thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robindonne Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I guess with a good pair of uv-raybans it is possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Comet C/2020 F8 Swan is currently in the constellation Triangulum. Not above the horizon until the early hours as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurneyfan67 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Should be up higher near the star Capella late in the month so should be easy to spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletrac1922 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Some of my club members have imaged it, that was before the last full moon. Was hoping to try an view last few early mornings, but been overcast Bit of history behind discovery of Comet Swan Swan Hill is where I am originally from, mum and dad sold our farm outside Swan Hill in the early 1960's, and we moved to Melbourne https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-02/coronavirus-restrictions-lead-to-victorian-man-discovering-comet/12181100 John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maw lod qan Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I haven't been able to pick it out of the glare yet. Still trying though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark at Beaufort Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I tried this morning with binos from 2am onwards but a cloudy horizon stopped me seeing it. I could see Almach and Beta Triangulum but lost further down. Hopefully, with clear skies we might pick it up going past Algol and onwards to Capella. The big problem for us in the UK is we are coming towards summer solstice on the 20th June so no astro darkness. I understand that in central UK the best time to view the Comet is about 1am when the Sun is at its lowest point below the horizon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 So all these media reports of "see the comet this weekend" are, as ever, for the UK at least, a bit misleading https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1282729/comet-swan-how-to-see-watch-green-comet-swan-uk-flyby-tonight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owmuchonomy Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Very misleading. It is now circumpolar but with Nautical darkness at best it’s not visible by eye, bins or ED80. I have tried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark at Beaufort Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 16 hours ago, Owmuchonomy said: Very misleading. It is now circumpolar but with Nautical darkness at best it’s not visible by eye, bins or ED80. I have tried! Chris on Friday night I used my Apollo 15x70 binos and had to study Stellarium to get its exact position. The software was showing that the comet was in the middle of a line between star 36 and Nu Perseus. I accept that the northern sky does not go completely dark but I could see a dim, diffused glow which I took as being the comet nucleus. There is nothing else in that area. Anyway if I get another clear sky I will hunt down the comet using my 6" Newt plus the Apollo binos. I will also return to area I mentioned above just in case I got it wrong but I really believe that I observed the comet albeit no tail. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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