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Anyone comet spotting tonight?

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We're going to go and look for it later on.


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 5:23 pm
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I will have butchers later on.


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 6:51 pm
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Cloud & rain here or I'd have been out.


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 7:49 pm
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Same,rain and cloud here 😔


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 8:18 pm
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Not great but some clear breaks so will try


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 8:27 pm
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Clear here...had a quick look but couldn't see it (with binoculars) but the moon is v bright at the moment. Might have another squint later.


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 8:44 pm
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Where am I supposed to be looking? Don't say up.


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 8:48 pm
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My app points me between Cassiopeia and Polaris, quite high up


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 8:50 pm
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After midnight, right?

Might take a shuftie. Got no binocs tho - so best I'd see is a green smudge apparently.


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 9:06 pm
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Supposed to be best about midnight, yes


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 9:08 pm
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Bladdy bollocks! Sky was clear as anything earlier, tootled about getting Stellarium app installed as Google night sky wasn't saying. Had to find some stuff to delete, finished off a bit of work. Just went out to get the binos from the car and it's bladdy clouded over! Harrumph. Ill just have to imagine a faint smudge instead.


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 9:44 pm
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Well, sky was quite clear, we found a fairly dark spot but the moon put paid to any comet spotting, it was way too bright. I could have read a book. Until the star map app I was using brought up a popup dialog telling me to calibrate the compass, with a nice bright white background. I mean, it's not like I'm using the app in a dark environment or anything...


 
Posted : 31/01/2023 11:46 pm