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ceedeeze OP t1_j6vg5bt wrote
A telescope would help to see it, yeah?? Given clouds aren’t covering it
limacharley t1_j6vkw5t wrote
A telescope will help as long as there isn't too much light pollution
fuzzius_navus t1_j6vblmi wrote
Try this site with your phone, it has helped me locate the correct position of celestial objects before using a scope.
Note, you do want to protect your night vision for a comet this dim.
311polo t1_j6vcfqu wrote
Which site?
fuzzius_navus t1_j6vcslb wrote
Oh geeze, forgot to paste the link:
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/usa/washington-dc
ceedeeze OP t1_j6vgeu5 wrote
Sick !! Thank tou
fishead36x t1_j6vb70f wrote
Near the north star last I checked. Too much light pollution where I am though.
ceedeeze OP t1_j6vg9dh wrote
Are you in a city ?? I’m out in the suburbs and we get some good star looking
geoDan1982 t1_j6vdi20 wrote
Look northwest skies. Kind of near ursa major. Closest constellation is camelopardalis. I think I saw it about an hour ago in southern PA. I found it naked eye but then used some binoculars. It’s kind of cloud covered at the moment.
ceedeeze OP t1_j6vge1c wrote
Yes I saw it May be in Camelopardalis. I will look ! I feel like my pollution isn’t too bad to see a green smudge I have a telescope I can bring out once I get the location
space-ModTeam t1_j6w78ic wrote
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dipper1985 t1_j6zln43 wrote
I used an app called Night Sky to find it, but there was too much light pollution. It was near the moon and North Star in my area (midwest).
limacharley t1_j6vb0y3 wrote
The key is how dark your skies are. This is not a bright comet (Magnitude 5 last time I looked). That means it is just barely visible as a dim smudge with the naked eye in dark skies. It may not be visible if you are in an area with light pollution. The brightness does not change very much from day to day, so, if your skies are dark, then it shouldn't be noticeably harder to see it tomorrow than it would be today.