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Not much of a picture, but I got to see the Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by argh_another_username@lemmy.ca to c/space@lemmy.world

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[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Hell yeah. Did you have to do a long exposure for this, or could you also see it with the naked eye?

I've tried catching a glimpse over the last few days, but it's just too close to the sun, even after sundown.

[+] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Noice. There isn't too much light pollution around where I live, so I'm hoping to get to see it some time over the next few days if the conditions are right

[–] TheDudeV2@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you have binoculars you should try using them. It’s not so much about the magnification, but rather the amount of light collected. Basically, the diameter of the objective lens is bigger than your own eyeball lenses/irises, so therefore more light is collected and projected to your retina while using binoculars.

I’m in western Canada right now and have so far not had the right conditions to see it myself. I’m hoping that might change in the next day or two.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 4 points 11 months ago

Ah, thanks for the tip. I've got a dinky little pair of binoculars lying around, so I'll give 'em a try

[–] TheCoralReefsAreDying69@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

We were able to see it with the naked eye. Our area has less light pollution than most, but still very much not a dark zone.

Wait long enough after sundown that it gets pretty dark. Even if its lower in the horizon, it'll be easier to see if it's still in your field of view.

I went to the beach with some friends to watch at sunset. We kept looking for it. Even using Stellarium and binoculars we didn't see it and assumed it was too low to the horizon and obscured by haze.

It got dark. We figured we weren't gonna see it. We started looking at the other stars/constellations as they became visible with advanced darkness. We were just about to pack up and go home when we realized we could plainly see it!

[–] TheDudeV2@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

Nice pic. I’m a little jealous that you’ve been able to see it yourself, but mostly glad to know some people are getting the chance and taking the opportunity. Cheers! 😀