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Bright Comets in 2022

Bright Comets of 2022

June 19, 2022 CometWatch Admin 0

This year promises a flurry of comets that have the potential to reach binocular or small telescope viewing brightness. The most promising being that of […]

Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard passing NGC 4395

Comet Leonard reaching naked eye brightness

December 2, 2021 CometWatch Admin 0

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) is set to produce a great show during the build up to Christmas as it now shines at visual magnitude 7 […]

Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard Gianluca Masi

Comet Leonard Brightening

November 18, 2021 CometWatch Admin 0

One of the most promising comets of 2021, Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) has brightened as expected as the object draws closer to the Earth and […]

Where is Comet NEOWISE now?

Where is Comet NEOWISE Now?

July 13, 2020 CometWatch Admin 2

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is currently in the constellation of Lynx steadily heading towards Ursa Major. Use the findercharts below to find the comet’s exact […]

Comet Neowise C/2020 F3

Comet Neowise C/2020 F3

June 28, 2020 CometWatch Admin 7

Could this be third time lucky? After the disappointments of comet’s SWAN and ATLAS, a new kid on the block as arrived. Comet NEOWISE (designated […]

Comet C/2020 F8 Rolando Ligustri

Comet SWAN arrives as ATLAS fades

April 21, 2020 CometWatch Admin 4

Over the past couple of months we’ve had a lot of drama surrounding Comet c/2019 y4 (ATLAS). The then desperately faint object was discovered last […]

Comet Atlas Disintegrating

Comet ATLAS Latest: Disintegrating

April 8, 2020 CometWatch Admin 2

Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) discovered in December last year promised a possible great naked eye show as the icy rock’s rate of brightening surprised astronomers […]

Comet ATLAS C/2019 Y4

Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4) could reach naked eye brightness

March 21, 2020 CometWatch Admin 2

[UPDATE 07-Apr-2020]: Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) is breaking apart. Discovered on 28 December, 2019, Comet ATLAS was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System […]

Bright Comets of 2020

Bright Comets of 2020

January 19, 2020 CometWatch Admin 0

Last year, Comet 46P/Wirtanen continued to put on a reasonable 5th magnitude show at the beginning of the year following on from from its 2018 […]

Interstellar Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)

Interstellar Comet – C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)

September 12, 2019 CometWatch Admin 2

A new interstellar object has been discovered passing through the solar system. Discovered by Ukrainian amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov on 30 August, 2019. The veteran […]

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