Comments on: My first view of Comet PanSTARRS 3/11/13

By: What’s Up in 2013 at a glance « Jane Houston Jones

What’s Up in 2013 at a glance « Jane Houston Jones — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:53:03 +0000

[...] with difficulty just after sunset, low in the western sky. I’ve seen it myself through binoculars and with my own eyes! It is still be visible without a telescope, binoculars will help pull it out [...]

By: jane

jane — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:34:48 +0000

I’ll add a few images to the bottom of this same blog. Moon and comet last night (Tues the 12th) – and I was able to see the comet with my unaided eye 5+ defrees to the left of the moon. Followed the “horn” aka the tips of the Cheshire cat moon smile in a straight line, and there was the comet!!

By: Tom Fagan

Tom Fagan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:25:32 +0000

I tried, unsucessfully, to see it last night with my three boys (ages 6, 9 and 10 1/2). We still had fun messing around with dry ice and talking about what comets are. We’ll try to see it again tonight. Thanks for your drawings and description, Jane. It’s very helpful to me as I try to find it.

By: jane

jane — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:58:31 +0000

Saw it naked eye tonight, moon above tomorrow!!

By: Don Weisbrod

Don Weisbrod — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:50:49 +0000

Jane, I had given up hope of seeing it, but your renderings make me want to try tomorrow night. Don