Finding Comet ISON You’ll need patience and perseverance, as this comet is hard to see now. Barring any clouds for the next several mornings, the comet can be best observed between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m., according to Lewis. Tuesday morning, says Lewis, look to the east-southeastern sky where the comet is directly under Spica, low on the horizon. The comet is below Spica on Wednesday and Thursday, as well. On Friday, the comet will be to the right of the planet Mercury and on Saturday, it will be to the right of Mercury and Saturn. On Sunday and Monday – getting closer to the sun – the comet appears to the lower right of Mercury and Saturn in the east-southeastern sky, just above the horizon. Lewis says that by Wednesday Nov. 27, the comet is lost in the sun’s glare as it approaches perihelion. Between Nov. 27 and Nov. 30, don’t try to find the comet. The sun’s glare hides it. Do not use binoculars or a telescope to find – otherwise, you will be in danger of becoming permanently blinded. Never look at the sun through binoculars or a telescope.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:03:52 +0000
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