Comments on: West Seattle comet-watching: Tonight’s views, plus Jupiter

By: WSB

WSB — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:06:31 +0000

I noticed that. Odd! I vividly remember watching Comet Hale-Bopp from our front steps years ago and so far this time around my only regret is that I haven’t been able to go join Alice and company personally yet, every single evening there’s been a meeting to cover or a family member to go pick up somewhere … Rooting for one more clear night! – TR

By: planenut

planenut — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:04:29 +0000

WSB, thanks for the great coverage on the comet and northern lights. This is an interesting and scientifically important rare event in our area. According to other regional media it doesn’t seem to exsist.

By: Marie M

Marie M — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:31:30 +0000

Ha Ha!

By: WSB

WSB — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:49:04 +0000

We get an increasing number of reports of them. Usually from folks who think they are seeing a UFO!

By: Marie M

Marie M — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:29:22 +0000

Just checked google and, yes, I believe that what I saw was a Sky Lantern. Thank you. I learned something today.

By: Marie M

Marie M — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:22:16 +0000

Thank you for the explanation. What I saw was moving slowly and it was much closer to the earth – I would estimate that it was about the level that a floatplane would be flying over the sound. It looked very much like the photos of the comet above, but much closer. Perhaps it was the Sky Lantern you mentioned? OK, I’m off to google that. So great to have you, WSB and Alice, to bring all this wonderful information to us! Thank you.

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:10:43 +0000

WSB — you beat me to it! :)

By: WSB

WSB — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:45:58 +0000

The comet doesn’t really appear to move – it’s kind of fixed in the sky – if you saw something moving, it would likely have been a meteor or if much closer, maybe a Sky Lantern – have you seen those? Or was it more like an aircraft? Watching slow-moving planes and even helicopters in the distance from Alki at night can be unsettling…

By: Marie M

Marie M — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:37:38 +0000

Last night I was coming home around 8:30 p.m. and as I came down onto Alki Ave. I saw something in the sky that appeared to be on fire. It was moving east to west and looked like a round object in flames. Was that a comet?