mainly ones that are visible with binoculars or a cheap telescope
2007-05-24 08:41:49 · 5 answers · asked by BIG H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
There are always comets moving around the sun. Seeing them in another matter!
2007-05-24 13:46:20 · answer #1 · answered by Ivan S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be any time. Sometimes comets way out in the Oort Cloud (beyond Pluto) get jostled and suddenly fall in towards the inner solar system. There could be some on the way right now. These comets have highly elliptical orbits and move fast, and sometimes they are only discovered a short time before they become really bright. These unexpected, long-period comets are often the ones that put on the best show.
2007-05-24 15:57:38 · answer #2 · answered by Nature Boy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most comets that bright are one time events. They come from far beyond Pluto where we cannot see them. We catch sight of them somewhere around Jupiter usually, then they take a couple years to make one close pass around the Sun and then they disappear out past Pluto, never to be seen again. They cannot be predicted.
2007-05-24 16:12:22 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no bright comets currently predicted. A good web site to check for comets is this one:
http://www.skyhound.com/sh/skyhound.html
2007-05-24 17:42:20 · answer #4 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tommorow
2007-05-24 16:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Barker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋