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Related: About this forumComet Nishimura - Astronomy Picture of the Day (NASA)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230911.htmlBeautiful Comet Nishimura 2023 September 11
Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava
Explanation: This scene would be beautiful even without the comet. By itself, the sunrise sky is an elegant deep blue on high, with faint white stars peeking through, while near the horizon is a pleasing tan. By itself, the foreground hills of eastern Slovakia are appealingly green, with the Zadňa hura and Veľká hora hills in the distance, and with the lights of small towns along the way. Venus, by itself on the right, appears unusually exquisite, surrounded by a colorful atmospheric corona. But what attracts the eye most is the comet. On the left, in this composite image taken just before dawn yesterday morning, is Comet Nishimura. On recent mornings around the globe, its bright coma and long ion tail make many a morning panoramic photo unusually beautiful. Tomorrow, C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) will pass its nearest to the Earth for about the next 434 years.
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LanguageLover
(20 posts)I just posted it to my own FB page. The beautiful photograph should move a lot of hearts.
usonian
(13,540 posts)I just have these mountains 😀 but I really need sleep and try not to wake up early.
(now, where did I put that coffee mug? ☕️ )
marble falls
(61,994 posts)usonian
(13,540 posts)NASA labels artists' conceptions as such, and painters don't attach EXIF information that I know of!
Enjoy. The best photographs are art.
sl8
(16,245 posts)Used Canon Ra, Tamron 70-200mm (set to 200mm), f2.8, ISO 800, 10x20s. Wide angle was taken with Sigma 50mm, f2.0, 15s. Tracked with Vixen Polarie U mount.
usonian
(13,540 posts)Dazzled.
https://www.petrhoralek.com/?p=23774
Mighty nice. Wow.
sl8
(16,245 posts)2naSalit
(92,332 posts)And I never caught a glimpse, even with binos.
Supposedly you can see it just after sunset too, maybe?
usonian
(13,540 posts)Early risers should look toward the northeastern horizon about 1 1/2 hours before dawn to be specific, less than 10 or so degrees above the horizon near the constellation Leo. The comet will brighten as it gets closer to the sun, but will drop lower in the sky, making it tricky to spot.
https://democraticunderground.com/100218252226
Props to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
I included a sky map in my reply, but you'd need a planisphere or star app or online sky chart to help find it.
https://stellarium-web.org
https://theskylive.com/planetarium
2naSalit
(92,332 posts)I gave up too early. I was awake at 3:30 so I started looking then but didn't continue going out after about 4:30 and that's probably when I should have been out starting to look. I'll try again tomorrow.
Thank you!
usonian
(13,540 posts)☄ ☄ Good luck. ☄ ☄
If you can find a star app cheap for your phone or tablet, that's fine. I keep setting the time zone but things seem an hour off.
2naSalit
(92,332 posts)A lot of constellations, my dad was a celestial navigator and he would show us a lot of things. And I grew up to study the stars in different ways so I'm pretty familiar with the starry dome much of the time. I have resources for locating things, my timing was off... I heard about it on the radio and stardate has a pretty good website. I just need to know what it's near and when.
usonian
(13,540 posts)The Yosemite Conservancy (https://yosemite.org) has been upgrading the park webcams.
So, I looked at the "El Capitan" webcam at night, and it is really sensitive.
I zipped up the contrast a bit, so tell me what you think the constellations are.
I think this is in the general Scorpius area.
Seems to have lost some in hosting.
jeffreyi
(2,031 posts)I have looked for it. No luck. Maybe tomorrow a.m.