Comet Visible In Thailand?

[Tony Clifton]

Has anyone had a chance to spot it yet? I'll have a look at sunset to see if I can spot it.

Here's an article from Australia.

Comet set to wow stargazers

A comet that astronomers say is the brightest in 40 years will be visible in the Australian sky tonight.

The McNaught comet is named after the Australian National University astronomer who discovered it last year.

It will be visible over the next week.

Dr Paul Francis from Canberra's Mount Stromlo Observatory says it will be brighter than Halley's comet.

"What you need to do is find somewhere with a good view of the western horizon and you wait until the sun sets and the comet tonight should be seen just above where the sun sets, so about 20 or 30 minutes after the sun has set."

Dr Francis says the comet will be at its brilliant best tonight.

"It's going to be its brightest tonight but it's also very close to the sun. It's still going to be sunset in quite a bright sky [so] it makes it a bit hard to see," he said.

"A few days from now it'll be in a darker sky but it won't be as bright. Principally, you'll be able to see it any time in the next week or so."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1827179.htm

Edited January 15, 2007 by Tony Clifton

[Amethyst]

in Singapore they saw this shooting stars. during a football game at the stadium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcNq-oKjxWg

SINGAPORE: A bright light across the sky took many Singaporeans by surprise on Sunday evening.

Callers to our hotline said that at about 7.40pm, they saw a bright green light across the evening sky.

Some described it as a shooting star; others said it was like a satellite re-entering the earth's atmosphere.

They also said it was not very high up in the sky and it had streaked over brightly from east to west.

It was over in a matter of seconds.

Viewers called us from all over Singapore – Serangoon North, Sembawang, Woodlands, Selegie Road, Bedok, Bukit Panjang and Marina South.

Ismail Yussof, one of the eyewitnesses, said: "I thought it was a comet. I was stunned, staring at the sky. A lot of people were watching it.

His son managed to record the scene with the video function of his mobile phone. "It's like an aeroplane, very big. The front is like a cannon ball, full of colours - orange, yellow, blue and green. And it went off very fast, in about 10 seconds. I could see it very clearly."

The meteorological service said it had no information on the phenomenon

as it was too small to be reflected on satellite pictures. - CNA/so

Edited January 15, 2007 by tytus

[Robski]

Cheers. I'll look out for that tonight.

[sbk]

I was just going to post and ask if it would be visible here in Thailand!

I will look tonight, I have a great unhindered view of the western skyline from my front door.

[sbk]

Hindered by clouds tho . Just on the horizon too. No sign of a comet.

Anyone see it? Is it possible to see from Thailand at all, does anyone know?

[Tywais]

Hindered by clouds tho . Just on the horizon too. No sign of a comet.

Anyone see it? Is it possible to see from Thailand at all, does anyone know?

Doesn't look promising sbk > "After this weekend, its motion southward in the sky will make it unobservable from places north of the equator."

Source: Space.com

[sbk]

Thanks for the link tywais, sounds like this past weekend would have been better viewing. Oh well

But, on the bonus side, there is a link to a live camera (updated every hour) to see the comet here.

[Robski]

Thanks for the link tywais, sounds like this past weekend would have been better viewing. Oh well

But, on the bonus side, there is a link to a live camera (updated every hour) to see the comet here.

I couldn't see anything from Patters.

Theres a constant haze/smog layer so it's rare at the mo' to even see the sun hit the horizon.

Oh well indeed, cheers for the link though.

[Tony Clifton]

I watched from the 3rd floor of our shop building, nothing. There were clouds and a haze.