Planetarium apps that show current comets.

[Guest]

Can anyone recommend a good planetarium app that will update to show current comets. I would like to be able to see the position of Comet Neowise and track it. I have the basic Sky Safari and Sky Portal. But it does not appear to show it.

Thanks.

Martin

Edited July 11, 2020 by Guest
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[Waddensky]

Most planetarium apps allow you to update the orbital elements. In SkySafari Pro it's under Settings > Solar System > Update Minor Body Orbital Data. Don't know about the basic version, though.

Edited July 11, 2020 by Waddensky

[johninderby]

Android or IOS?

Luminos on IOS lists hundreds of comets that you can scroll through plus the best ones to see on any night.

 

 

Edited July 11, 2020 by johninderby

[Guest]

Thanks to you both ,John and Waddensky. I have just seen the comet with binoculars. Spectacular. I will observe it again tomorrow night with the 80mm telescope

 

[wormix]

Sky Guide on IOS has been updated to include NEOWISE now. 

& has the added bonus of being free!

[Gina]

KStars.

[tomato]

Stellarium on line version has the comet location, but I need a planetarium package that shows it higher up....

[Corncrake]

17 hours ago, tomato said:

 but I need a planetarium package that shows it higher up....

I think that one is called "Spaceship"

[RT65CB-SWL]

On 11/07/2020 at 21:54, Grumpy Martian said:

Can anyone recommend a good planetarium app that will update to show current comets. I would like to be able to see the position of Comet Neowise and track it. I have the basic Sky Safari and Sky Portal. But it does not appear to show it.

Thanks.

Martin

My iOS & Android OS of Star Safari (basic) do! - just click 'Search' ->'Brightest Comets'

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Philip R said:

My iOS & Android OS of Star Safari (basic) do! - just click 'Search' ->'Brightest Comets'

It worked Thanks Phillip and everyone.

It's apparent motion due to Earth's rotation shows it to dip towards the horizon and then rise again without disappearing over the horizon. Interesting.

[Pybo]

Im a total noob and put stellarium on my samsung S10

 

Found Neowise pretty easily using Capella as a starting point