Have I captured the comet?

Above the aeroplane 

yessir! Superb!

Yes

Agreed, yup you have. Kudos.

Yes, indeed you have, well done! Not the easiest stellar object to find, I managed to get it from my garden on Saturday evening, but very faintly, then the second one on Sunday evening.

There’s another one due, C/2024 S1 (ATLAS).

The comet will reach its perihelion (the moment it is closest to the sun) on October 28, and if all goes well, it will be seen in the Northern Hemisphere at dusk from October 29 onward through December. If it survives its path, astronomers say the comet could be brighter than Venus, making it relatively easy to see during the day.

Astronomers will know more in the coming days about whether or not the comet will survive the path near the sun. If it disintegrates, nothing will appear in the skies beyond October 28. (Viewing in the Southern Hemisphere also won’t be as bright.) Sky gazers will have to wait until the end of the month to know if the comet shows up in the North—but the wait is suspected to be worth it.

Fingers crossed.

Nice pic op and nice info on the other comet @CountZero.

Dont think we can do thumbs up emojis yet? Lol

Dont think we can do thumbs up emojis yet?

Checking …

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“(y)”

… Nope. It’s like being in the dark ages again.

Mind you, if one of those astral bodies hits us, it will be like living in the dark ages again 😮