Re:Bright green comet 21P will light up the skies of September
by JNRowe on Monday September 10, 2018 @10:49PM
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I have -- what I believe are -- similar misgivings when there are supermoon stories doing the rounds in the press or social media.
Part of me wants to rant about the insignificance whenever someone mentions it, and part of me just wants to remain silent in the hope that it will entice people to at least look up.
Do not expect to see anything resembling the photographs in the article. These photographs are taken with very long exposure times - far longer then the human eye is capable of.
Through a pair of binoculars, you will see a faint smudge (Which you will have to pick out among a sky full of other faint smudges.)
Actually, come to think of it - don't wait - grab a pair of binoculars, and look at a clear night sky, preferably away from a city. It'll be absolutely covered in stars, and star clusters. (Which look like faint smudges)