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Bright Comets of 2019

4th December 2018 CometWatch Admin 0

Comet 46P/Wirtanen 2019 starts off with a pleasing visitor from 2018, namely comet 46P/Wirtanen which reached perihelion, closest approach (and naked eye visibility) in December. […]

New Comet C/2018 V1 discovered by Don Machholz

11th November 2018 CometWatch Admin 1

American amateur astronomer Don Machholz has discovered his 12th comet in the early hours of November 07, 2018. Currently designated DM001, the comet is yet to be assigned to his name given that some Japanese astronomers discovered the comet at roughly the same time. Machholz wrote on his Twitter account..

Wirtanen – Brightest comet of the year is coming

8th October 2018 CometWatch Admin 2

Comet Wirtanen is coming! The 1.2 kilometer object is earmarked to become the brightest comet of 2018. However, we hasten to add that this comet is […]

Comet 21P – Closest Approach

9th September 2018 CometWatch Admin 0

On Monday September 10, 2018 a Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner will reach closest approach to the Earth at a distance of 0.39AU (36 million miles). This will […]

Comet 21P passes through Cassiopeia

8th August 2018 CometWatch Admin 4

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner has been well placed throughout June and July for northern hemisphere observers as the icy ball of dust passed through the high altitude, […]

PanSTARRS (2017 S3) in 2nd outburst

20th July 2018 CometWatch Admin 0

On 30 June Comet PanSTARRS 2017 S3 caught astronomers attention as the ball of ice and dust endured an outburst resulting in a jump in […]

Comet 21P Approaching North America Nebula

17th June 2018 CometWatch Admin 1

At the time of writing Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner passed 58 Cygni (Latin v Cygni) a binary star in Cygnus which shines at magnitude 3.94 and 6.40. This […]