Last Chance to see Comet Hartley II
October 14th 2010 06:56
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Regular visiting Comet Hartley II is seen from Earth every few years, this week is perhaps the best chance of seeing this comet before moonlight becomes a problem later in the week. Hartely2 although very dim at 6th magnitude is visible in binoculars in a moderately dark sky, well placed in the evening high in constellation of Perseus.
Observers in the Southern hemisphere look due North around 2 am just above the horizon.
Observers in the Northern hemisphere look North East just above the horizon around 7 pm local time.
It has a small central somewhat fuzzy coma. As a result of this. What you'll will be able to see depends on your local sky conditions.
So dust off your binoculars and have a look, patience is the key as well as relatively dark skies and no cloud cover.
The past 4 weeks at my location in Southern Queensland have been clouded over I have had reports in the last few days from different observers having seen the comet, around magnitude 5.3 to 7.2 on average seeing conditions.
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