COMET-WATCHING: Where to look for NEOWISE from West Seattle tonight

That’s Jeff Kaufer‘s view of Comet NEOWISE from just east of Alki Point earlier this week …

… and that’s the view Scott Nelson got from Alki last night, between 11 pm and midnight. So far it looks like the weather will be conducive for comet-watching tonight too. In addition to her general advice on watching from West Seattle, sky-watcher/educator Alice Enevoldsen made images with Stellarium to help you figure out where to look – this one is for 10:15 pm tonight:

And this one would be for a few hours later, 2 am Monday:

The mission during which the comet was discovered four months ago is explained here.

2 Replies to "COMET-WATCHING: Where to look for NEOWISE from West Seattle tonight"

  • Tony July 19, 2020 (11:32 pm)

    Weekend roadtrip to Bend, OR

    • Sunflower July 20, 2020 (8:41 am)

      Nice, and look at all those stars!

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