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I don't know if this is the right forum for my question.
When looking up information on the recent solar eclipse, I came across references to a couple of comets that would be visible this spring or summer.
Does anybody know what the comets are, when and where they would appear, bow visible they would be, and for how long?
I remember seeing the Hale-Bopp comet, clearly visible with its tail, for quite a few nights. I know that not all comets are so clearly visible, but I wonder about comets for this spring and summer.
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https://earthsky.org/tonight/observable-comets-in-2024/
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I'm looking to see if it's archived less the nag.
Here: this works well.
https://archive.ph/QE5IJ
Even if you can't see the comet(s), the charts are nice, so enjoy whatever is visible to you.
Here's the short of 2024:
Magnitude 4.4 should be visible, and October could be spectacular.
Get a nice camera!
You'll have to turn off JavaScript in your browser to get past the nag.
I'm looking to see if it's archived less the nag.
Here: this works well.
https://archive.ph/QE5IJ
Even if you can't see the comet(s), the charts are nice, so enjoy whatever is visible to you.
Here's the short of 2024:
Magnitude 4.4 should be visible, and October could be spectacular.
Get a nice camera!