Bright Comets of 2022
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 […]
Comets
Comet Leonard reaching naked eye brightness
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 Leonard Brightening
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?
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
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 SWAN arrives as ATLAS fades
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 Latest: Disintegrating
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) could reach naked eye brightness
[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
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)
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 […]