Northern hemi folks: don't forget the comet

[Eacaraxe]

We currently have a visitor that won't be back for another 6,800 years, so this is probably your best shot at seeing it. It's the brightest comet since Hale-Bopp, and visible to the naked eye but binoculars or a telescope won't hurt. And, it's easy to spot in the night sky assuming you have a decent view -- below the Big Dipper, by about 15-odd degrees' altitude. For better ease of finding, use this online tool:

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[Drathnoxis]

Guess I missed it. Was it cool?

 

[Kae]

Oh darn it, I missed my chance to summon the ancient ones.

 

[Agema]

Guess I missed it. Was it cool?

I couldn't be arsed going out into the countryside to look. I had a go from where I lived, but as cities are full of light and air pollution and I don't have a telescope, nothing doing.

 

[McElroy]

Too much light in the sky this time of the year. I guess I can give it a shot on the 1st, when I'm heading more south.

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

I'll catch the next one, just having a looksie through my diary first.

 

[Specter Von Baren]

Alas, weather was not good for sky viewing over the past week.

 

[Chimpzy]

Didn't see the comet, but I spotted the ISS while looking for it, so that was nice.

 

[JoJo]

I'm lucky enough to live in a rural-ish area, so I was able to go out to somewhere dark and see it. You could just about make out the tail with the naked eye, but with decent binoculars it was pretty clear. Now waiting for Halley's comet to spin around in the 2060's.

 

[Agema]

I presume no-one turned into zombies or collapsed into a pile of red dust, incidentally?

 

[Mister Mumbler]

I presume no-one turned into zombies or collapsed into a pile of red dust, incidentally?

Oh don't worry, they did. It's just zombies and piles of dust are notoriously bad at working computer keyboards.