I meant to add a sky scene to help in finding this comet. Here it is. Continue reading “Pons-Brooks in the twilight”
Tag: comets
Comets of 2024
The “hairy stars” have been absent from the last few Astronomical Calendars – as some readers have lamented! Continue reading “Comets of 2024”
Another new comet
Its name is C/2023 P1 Nisimura. Continue reading “Another new comet”
Mount Lemmon spies a comet in the south
A new comet, fairly bright though probably not for the naked eye, is sloping up. Continue reading “Mount Lemmon spies a comet in the south”
Angular arguments
You’ve been looking at my description of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) – and may getting a look at the comet itself Continue reading “Angular arguments”
Green comet
You may have heard about the “green comet.” Here is my rendering of its trajectory in space. Continue reading “Green comet”
NEOWISE in the Lynx
Comet NEOWISE is far enough north that you can see it at both ends of the night. Continue reading “NEOWISE in the Lynx”
Comet NEOWISE
Here is the newly discovered bright comet in tomorrow’s pre-dawn sky.
Stony Tunguska and the Commonest Comet
Let’s pretend we’re still in June, for two reasons: Continue reading “Stony Tunguska and the Commonest Comet”
Comments: Cato, Stereo
Prose is linear, but the blog-and-comment system, Continue reading “Comments: Cato, Stereo”