2007-11-06 08:05:03 · 2 answers · asked by PiscatawayPeg 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
In the northern hemisphere, Comet 17P/Holmes is up all night. Look in the northeast early in the evening. Around 1:00 am it's nearly overhead in the mid latitudes. It's not real bright, only about third magnitude, but obviously fuzzy in a clear dark sky. A great sight in binoculars.
2007-11-06 08:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The comet can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere, and is best viewed about an hour-and-a-half after sunset in the northeastern sky, It appears about halfway between the horizon and the point of the sky that is directly overhead, near the W-shaped cluster of stars known as Cassiopeia.
"To the lower right of that there is a bright star, and it forms a triangle shape of stars and the comet, if you look closely, is distinctly not a point, it's like a tiny, fuzzy object. That's what you see with the naked eye, With binoculars, you clearly see a blob, like a cotton ball in space.
2007-11-06 08:10:22 · answer #2 · answered by MrNeutral 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋