Comet Neowise

[Pete Presland]

Hopefully get another view soon, it will be interesting to see any changes from last time.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Had a few sightings of the comet in my Helios LightQuest 16x80 bins in the last few days. It is fading quite fast. Three nights ago I estimated the coma as distinctly brighter than M3, and the visible tail spanned almost the entire FOV, two nights ago the coma was no brighter than M3, and the tail seemed shorter. Yesterday I couldn't get a very good view, but still picked it up easily. Hope to have another go tonight. 

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Just spotted the comet easily in the 16x80 bins, simply dropped down from Cor Caroli and found it. Actually comparing it to M3 again, I am not sure the comet has dropped below it in brightness

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Spotted it once more even during twilight, some time after the ISS passed overhead. The comet is still hanging in there, a lovely binocular target

[Pete Presland]

Just had a look as well, still quite bright in my 15x70's no tail visilbe in the bright twilight conditions though. Looked particularly nice just to the right of Melotte 111.

[BinocularSky]

Had a look last evening at about 11pm BST, just above Mel 111 (and a streetlight!); nucleus easy in 10x50, but needed AV for the tail.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Just had another go in twilight, and it is still an easy target in Coma Bernice. Didn't spot a tail, but I think the skies were too bright for that. 

Edit: just had another look under darker conditions, and I can still faintly spot the tail. 

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Last night had my first sighting of the comet from my back garden during twilight. I was too tired after a 753 km journey back home to wait for darkness to set in, or do imaging. Hopefully Monday night I will have another chance

[andrew63]

I had a brief look at the comet last night in 10x50s between the clouds. It was brighter than I thought it might have been, and in comparison with M3 I felt it was as bright. It's still a  good binocular object.

 

Andrew

[Pete Presland]

Not had a chance to see it for a week or so, shame to hear it fading quickly but what ride it was!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Had a brief peek on August 12, and could just make it out in my 16x80 bins. My last photograph was from August 7, in which is was a faint shadow of its former self.

It is curious to think that given its orbital period, it might have been spotted around 4800 BC in Neolithic times here in Europe