Juliancolton Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Yeah, the tail is holding its own despite the predictably fading coma. Still noticeably less bright than early mornings this past week, but remains impressive. Sad to think it will almost certainly be years and very possibly decades before another comet this bright comes around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Early morning? Is it better then than at 9-10pm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 hale bopp this ain't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 2 hours ago, gravitylover said: Early morning? Is it better then than at 9-10pm? It's circumpolar now but highest in the sky after sunset. Shoot for 10:30 pm tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 That's the plan. Now I just need to figure out where it's actually dark enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 5:54 AM, ForestHillWx said: My own losses were roughly 30% last year; but its due to varroa mites. Every beekeeper has to deal with it. I had just never heard of a queen bee die off Something to keep in mind is that honeybees are a non-native species to the Americans. Agreed they are vital for pollination of many crops used, but as important (if not more so) are native bees i.e. bumbles. Everyone should buy houses for them for their own yards. Personally, in my opinion one of the biggest culprits are manicured lawns. I seed clover in my yard as hit helps with nitrogen fixation and drought tolerance (not to mention my bees love it), but my wife doesn't like it and is concerened my kids will get stung with increased bee presence. Fair points. I dont have any honey bees but plenty of bumbles, they're always welcome in my yard, and I dont think they sting anyone who doesn't bother them. I do keep my distance from them though...... Once last year one somehow got into my bedroom and I grabbed a pair of gloves and gently put him/her back outside on a flower and s(he) went on their way as if nothing had happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 8 hours ago, forkyfork said: hale bopp this ain't aint that the truth. I'm waiting for another one of these "great" comets, I dont think we've had any in our lifetimes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 17 hours ago, Juliancolton said: Yeah, the tail is holding its own despite the predictably fading coma. Still noticeably less bright than early mornings this past week, but remains impressive. Sad to think it will almost certainly be years and very possibly decades before another comet this bright comes around. You think one of these years, NASA will explode a nuke on an otherwise mundane comet just to give us a show ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Im going to be hiking in the white mountains in New Hampshire Thursday-Sunday. Think Neowise will still be bright enough to see? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Nibor said: Im going to be hiking in the white mountains in New Hampshire Thursday-Sunday. Think Neowise will still be bright enough to see? Dark skies should help a lot, but even now binoculars are essential here in NYC. By Thursday it may be hard to locate without a sky guide. Good luck, it is worth making the effort to see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, etudiant said: Dark skies should help a lot, but even now binoculars are essential here in NYC. By Thursday it may be hard to locate without a sky guide. Good luck, it is worth making the effort to see it. Star gazing in the whites is incredible. I just hope the comet stays bright enough until I’m up there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, nycwinter said: cooler in central park at this time today then it was yesterday all these above normal months must be getting to you 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 16 hours ago, LibertyBell said: aint that the truth. I'm waiting for another one of these "great" comets, I dont think we've had any in our lifetimes? Hyakutake was amazing. In 1996 my girlfriend (now wife) and I drove here from CO at the end of March and for 3 nights it was huge across the windshield. When we went over one of the Continental Divide passes it was -40*F and crystally clear and that thing was just incredible. The next night in central NE on US Rt 34/36 where it's about as dark as dark can be was another incredible experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, gravitylover said: Hyakutake was amazing. In 1996 my girlfriend (now wife) and I drove here from CO at the end of March and for 3 nights it was huge across the windshield. When we went over one of the Continental Divide passes it was -40*F and crystally clear and that thing was just incredible. The next night in central NE on US Rt 34/36 where it's about as dark as dark can be was another incredible experience. Lucky you! My only prior comet was Halley's, a huge letdown, sort of a blob of no distinction or shape, even seen from an observatory in Stamford CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 23 minutes ago, etudiant said: Lucky you! My only prior comet was Halley's, a huge letdown, sort of a blob of no distinction or shape, even seen from an observatory in Stamford CT. I was a kid but I remember them hyping Halleys for months And we're almost halfway to its return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 love me like a climate change denier loves central park 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 11:51 AM, gravitylover said: Hyakutake was amazing. In 1996 my girlfriend (now wife) and I drove here from CO at the end of March and for 3 nights it was huge across the windshield. When we went over one of the Continental Divide passes it was -40*F and crystally clear and that thing was just incredible. The next night in central NE on US Rt 34/36 where it's about as dark as dark can be was another incredible experience. Wait, that was a year before Hale-Bopp? I wonder why I dont remember it in NY, maybe it couldn't be seen from here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 11:11 AM, forkyfork said: all these above normal months must be getting to you it's the side effects of it, like an overpopulation of nuisance insects and the lengthening allergy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 11:54 PM, etudiant said: Dark skies should help a lot, but even now binoculars are essential here in NYC. By Thursday it may be hard to locate without a sky guide. Good luck, it is worth making the effort to see it. isn't supposed to be closest to the earth on Thursday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 10:04 PM, etudiant said: Happy to say the sky tonight was clear enough to get a good view of Neowise. It did not disappoint, big tail, both long and wide, best comet ever for me. You saw it from Manhattan? How high up was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 This has an amazing map showing where Neowise is: https://theskylive.com/planetarium?obj=c2020f3&date=2020-07-20&h=00&m=00#ra|11.840402637121267|dec|45.5351978494491|fov|80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 3 hours ago, LibertyBell said: This has an amazing map showing where Neowise is: https://theskylive.com/planetarium?obj=c2020f3&date=2020-07-20&h=00&m=00#ra|11.840402637121267|dec|45.5351978494491|fov|80 Lovely map, albeit centered on Greenwich, England. The NYC scene is captured much less artistically but pretty well here: It is quite possible to see the comet from Manhattan, with the Central Park Reservoir track a good location, as it has a clear view. The comet was up perhaps 25*, less bright each night as it recedes from the sun, despite its being closest to earth on the 22nd. Incidentally, Saturn is showing beautifully as well currently, at opposition and with wide open rings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Tropics are going to heat up soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Tsunami warning was issued earlier for Alaska. The area was hit with a 7.8 earthquake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Next two days don't look like beach days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Hearing my first Katydid's tonight, just a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Heat advisory fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said: Heat advisory fail They thought Wednesday was Thursday and vice versa . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I heard the euro ensembles are crazy in regards to the tropics for the entire east coast. Anyone have an image ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 11:26 PM, etudiant said: Lovely map, albeit centered on Greenwich, England. The NYC scene is captured much less artistically but pretty well here: It is quite possible to see the comet from Manhattan, with the Central Park Reservoir track a good location, as it has a clear view. The comet was up perhaps 25*, less bright each night as it recedes from the sun, despite its being closest to earth on the 22nd. Incidentally, Saturn is showing beautifully as well currently, at opposition and with wide open rings. Yes, that will make Saturn a nice target for my camera. Even without a telescope it can be done with a nice long lens (around 600mm EFL.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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