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Comet Lovejoy is Visible Right Now near the Pleiades
Posted on 1/18/15 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 1/18/15 at 7:49 pm
You'll need your binocs or telescope to see it.
Looks like a milky round smudge in the sky.
If you miss it this time, it will pass again in 8,000 years.
Looks like a milky round smudge in the sky.
If you miss it this time, it will pass again in 8,000 years.
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 7:50 pm to Champagne
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If you miss it this time, it will pass again in 8,000 years.
I'll catch the next show. Little chilly out.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 7:51 pm to Champagne
how could anyone pass up something called "lovejoy"?....I'll check it out... 
Posted on 1/18/15 at 7:51 pm to Champagne
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Comet Lovejoy is Visible Right Now near the Pleiades
Well, duh...
Posted on 1/18/15 at 7:56 pm to Champagne
So it will be 8000 years before I see a round smudge in the sky?
Posted on 1/18/15 at 7:57 pm to Spankum
The name of the guy who discovered it is named Lovejoy.
He might be a doctor of some kind.
He might be a doctor of some kind.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 8:01 pm to Champagne
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Looks like a milky round creampie in the sky.
really?
Posted on 1/18/15 at 8:04 pm to TrueTiger
Hey! The Dark Skies are sacred. There's nothing titillating about the Dark Skies, do you hear me??
NOTHING !!
The Seven Sisters in Pleiades are NAKED, but, it's Art Naked not Porno Naked.
NOTHING !!
The Seven Sisters in Pleiades are NAKED, but, it's Art Naked not Porno Naked.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 8:51 pm to Champagne
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need your binocs or telescope
Would be nice to have in the title. = My internet is slow, so I just went outside and waited for 15 minutes tp get my eyes adjusted = saw nothing.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 9:08 pm to Champagne
where?
oh ite
quote:
near the Pleiades
oh ite
This post was edited on 1/18/15 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 1/18/15 at 9:12 pm to Champagne
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If you miss it this time, it will pass again in 8,000 years.
Ill wait.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 9:14 pm to Champagne
I really need to find my binoculars.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 9:31 pm to Champagne
Be honest did you get "binocs" from that bit on impractical jokers?
Posted on 1/18/15 at 10:08 pm to Champagne
I'm up in God's country far from any lights and it's better than I expected. I can see it with the naked eye (once I knew where to look - if the Pleiades are the center of a clock and the center of Orion's Belt is the 6, lovejoy is at ~ the 2:00 from north la) and the tail is clearly visible with 10x binoculars.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 10:17 pm to Champagne
quote:Is that near Shreveport??
Comet Lovejoy is Visible Right Now near the Pleiades
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:43 am to ChineseBandit58
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Would be nice to have in the title. = My internet is slow, so I just went outside and waited for 15 minutes tp get my eyes adjusted = saw nothing.
You saw a beautiful clear and moonless night!
At a minimum, you saw Orion and a planet or two.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:48 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
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I'm up in God's country far from any lights and it's better than I expected. I can see it with the naked eye (once I knew where to look - if the Pleiades are the center of a clock and the center of Orion's Belt is the 6, lovejoy is at ~ the 2:00 from north la) and the tail is clearly visible with 10x binoculars.
Holy shites, good for you. I didn't think that it would be so visible anywhere in Louisiana. You should be able to see it until the end of this month.
For others who want to try, Heavens-Above.com and other places have a sky chart to help you find it. Anybody near a city won't see it, is my guess, due to light pollution.
It is a rare, practically once in a lifetime event to be able to see a comet and its tail with the unaided eye, so, good for you.
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