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troutman · 03-11-2013, 02:19 PM

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astro...d_march_8.html

Any time after about March 10 will be good for spotting it, but the best date is Mar. 12, when the very thin crescent new Moon will be close by. That will make the comet easier to find, since the Moon is bigger and more obvious. But even then, binoculars are your friend. A couple of weeks ago I was trying to find the planet Mercury in the twilight gloaming, and it was tough until it got dark enough… and Mercury is much brighter than the comet.

Gabe Brammer took this amazing photo showing Pan-STARRS (arrowed, on the right), a meteor (middle) and aonther comet, Lemmon (left). I had to crop this image to make the comets visible; click it to see it in higher resolution. It's stunning.

03-11-2013, 02:19 PM	#14
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astro...d_march_8.html Any time after about March 10 will be good for spotting it, but the best date is Mar. 12, when the very thin crescent new Moon will be close by. That will make the comet easier to find, since the Moon is bigger and more obvious. But even then, binoculars are your friend. A couple of weeks ago I was trying to find the planet Mercury in the twilight gloaming, and it was tough until it got dark enough… and Mercury is much brighter than the comet. Gabe Brammer took this amazing photo showing Pan-STARRS (arrowed, on the right), a meteor (middle) and aonther comet, Lemmon (left). I had to crop this image to make the comets visible; click it to see it in higher resolution. It's stunning.