webfact Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Rare comet will be visible from Bangkok this weekendBy Coconuts Bangkok BANGKOK: -- Between this Friday and March 17, Bangkokians will have a rare chance to observe a non-periodic comet as it passes through the Western portion of the sky visible from the city.The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) announced earlier this week that Comet C/2011 L4 (Panstarrs) would be visible from Bangkok for about half an hour after sunset between this Friday and March 17.Provided the pollution surrounding Bangkok keeps to a relative minimum (fingers crossed), the comet should be visible to the naked eye. Viewers will be able to recognize it as the brightest object in the Western night sky.Full story: http://www.coconutsbangkok.com/news/rare-comet-will-be-visible-from-bangkok-this-weekend/-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-03-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post laurentbkk Posted March 8, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2013 nice ..... lets make Bangkok the new Space program HUB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padped Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 with a HUBBBLE Telescope !!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Good luck with that! So much SMOG around at the moment we're flat out seeing the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejones Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Good luck with that! So much SMOG around at the moment we're flat out seeing the moon. Try using your glasses. The moon is easy to see from Bangkok. Clouds may obscure it sometimes, bet never smog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamhar Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hopefully the skies will be clear enough this time, unlike the last asteroid flyby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiThaiMai Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) I used own a Comet (as in a RARE Ford Comet automobile) that i couldn't outrun or out drive a turtle with it Why is Bangkok so special for this comet sighting? Why not Chaing Mai, Pattaya, Ubon or Rayong etc.??? Still trying find name/picture of a famous high sightseeing point in northwest Thailand with a beautiful Temple/Museum just down the curvy tight road on same-same high-point hill we visited with (my now ex-gal, we no talk anymore ) It was a Temple memorial dedicated to 5 Monks that died in a plane crash there...an absolutely beautiful Temple on top of and well kept Thai relic Museum below it...(one structure) Been a couple years now so I cannot recall the name but great memories are still here Any help naming it, link and/or a picture of it would be extremely appreciated... MaiThaiMai Edited March 8, 2013 by MaiThaiMai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Nonsense post removed. Bangkok was mentioned in the article title as it was written for a local Bangkok audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locationthailand Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Damn... and NASA not in town to observe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-2170164is a nice link about this comet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisrazz Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Surely all have realised by now that Bangkok is Thailand and nowhere else matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiz183 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Has no one noticed that it says it will be visible for approximately 30 mins, between this Friday and March 17th?? Do they mean next weekend?? This was posted yesterday....Friday 8th March at 15.33 Don't know about 'Amazing Thailand'......probably best to be called 'Confusing Thailand' Or are they just being ahead of the game on this one 55555555 Think they should have waited till Monday to post this. Yup maybe I am being pedantic....but its still gonna be Friday the 15th through to Sunday 17th. 48hours of looking up in Bangkok to see a possible 30minute pass by of a comet in a heavily light polluted city....hmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 No - it means from now (started yesterday Friday 8th March) until approx March 17th. More info here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/624501-rare-comet-visible-all-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Surely all have realised by now that Bangkok is Thailand and nowhere else matters. What's with all the 'Bangkok only' comments today? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/624501-rare-comet-visible-all-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiz183 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Ohhh I see.....lol They mean it can only be seen for 30 minutes after sunset everyday until the 17th. I understand now lol.....I am not an astronomer just got confused by the title............... Cheers for the info....silly me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS1 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 nice ..... lets make Bangkok the new Space program HUBBangkok has Nana not Nasa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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