Comet Lulin

[mbscad]

Just a quick picture of comet Lulin which should be at its brightest (closest) on Feb 23-24th. It's near to the star Spica which is in the constellation of Virgo and is heading towards Leo.

 

[StewartR]

Wow, I didn't know there was a comet in the sky at present. Not visible to the naked eye, I suppose?

 

[mbscad]

Hi StewartR,
I suppose it depends on how good your eyesight is.
I struggle to see it with binoculars but I'm in a light polluted back garden, perhaps in a dark sky area? I think in another couple of weeks it may brighten enough to be seen unaided.
This is the first time this comet has entered our inner solar system so nobody knows what will happen, if there will be a tail, if it will suddenly explode in brightness like Holmes did a couple of years ago.

 

[jgs001]

Nicely caught , glad you got the oppo to catch it.

Stewart, have a look at the heavens-above web site, there's a few about at the moment. Probably the easiest to find would be Kushida (not that I could last night).