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C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - PMSchu - 2021-11-30 This comet is predicted to reach naked eye visibility in the next few weeks. Here's the OI from ST4V: [attachment=2128] Good hunting, Phil S. RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - ledge1962 - 2021-11-30 It doesn't look like it is visible from New Zealand. Either that, or I have done something wrong. That's a shame. RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - obrazell - 2021-11-30 I think you must have something set wrong then as we northern observers lose it after mid December and it shows up in the south if I set my location to Christchurch. I doubt it will reach naked eye the way it is going as comets are rather more unpredictable in their magnitudes. It is also very low for northern observers. RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - theskyhound - 2021-11-30 Comet resources: 1. My Comet Chasing page (will be updated on Dec 1) https://comets.skyhound.com/ 2. Select the Current Comets list in the Nightly Planner Use this tool to determine the visibility of the available comets for your location in a specific night 3. Double-click in a list or use the Designation Search tool to look up "2021 A1" and open the Object Info. The Synopsis tab is particularly useful. 4. Ephemeris tab: select the Nightly Observing Ephemeris, enter the comet, your location, starting now, for a month This will show you the best nights of visibility during the month on a daily basis RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - PMSchu - 2021-11-30 Hi Greg, I just checked your Comet Chasing web page. It looks like I might have been too optimistic about the visibility of this comet. ST4v thinks it will reach 3.5 magnitude in a few days. Guess we'll see. Some of the iTelescope folks have been getting images of it. It would be cool to capture an image as it passes M3. I hope the weather holds up for everyone. Phil S. José Chambó's website has a great writeup about the discovery of C/2021 A1 (Leonard) here: Comets visible in November 2021 - Cometography (cometografia.es) José has taken over for Gary W. Kronk's Cometography website. It looks like a great source of comet information. Phil S. RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - ledge1962 - 2021-12-01 (2021-11-30, 09:25 AM)obrazell Wrote: I think you must have something set wrong then as we northern observers lose it after mid December and it shows up in the south if I set my location to Christchurch. I doubt it will reach naked eye the way it is going as comets are rather more unpredictable in their magnitudes. It is also very low for northern observers. Thanks Owen. I had not put my date out far enough. Thanks Greg I was (embarrassingly) not aware of that Comets page. it is now in my favorites. RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - bigmasterdrago - 2021-12-04 (2021-11-30, 05:12 PM)PMSchu Wrote: Hi Greg, Or Dan Bartlett's https://www.astrobin.com/yo7j4k/0/ RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - ledge1962 - 2021-12-04 Thanks Phil. Those pics are inspiring. Makes me want to buy a camera... RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - PMSchu - 2021-12-04 Hi BMD, Thanks for the links to those teriffic photos. Have you been able to see it? Phil S. RE: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Predicted to Reach Naked Eye Visibility - bigmasterdrago - 2021-12-05 Phil, I've been out of state 2+ weeks. Had cirrus b4 I left. Back now but Texas is under a blanket until a couple more days. I've not been able to snag a look and it is only up ~23° in the NE at the beginning of astronomical twilight. Only a bit of light pollution there. |