The naked eye Christmas Comet! Can we view the spectacular Comet Lovejoy in Singapore?

Christmas Comet: Can we see Comet Lovejoy in Singapore?

The naked eye Christmas Comet! Can we view the spectacular Comet Lovejoy in Singapore?

Comet Lovejoy made the news headlines recently after astronomers predicted that the comet will plunge into the sun. It surprised everyone by surviving its close proximity to the sun and now it is surprising everyone yet again by making a spectacular appearance in the pre-dawn sky as a naked eye object. Comet Lovejoy is best viewed from the southern hemisphere (Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, etc). Its long tail is clearly visible with the naked eye. See the video above taken in Chile. Naked eye comets with very long tails are very rare. You can call them once in a lifetime event. I've been lucky. I've seen two - Comet Hale-Bopp and Comet Hyakutake ! So can we view Comet Lovejoy in Singapore? I plotted the comet's position on this Sky and Telescope star map. See the map above. It is for viewers in Singapore facing the South Eastern sky at 7am on 25 December 2011. Note that ...

Full article: http://izreloaded.blogspot.com/2011/12/can-we-see-comet-l...

Tweets

@izreloaded » 27 Dec '11, 1pm
@karencheng Watch out for Comet Lovejoy in the morning. Should be easy to spot in Australia. [link]
@izreloaded » 27 Dec '11, 7am
Everyone has been asking me if I have seen Comet Lovejoy in Singapore. So far, nope. The weather didn't help. [link]
@hai_ren » 24 Dec '11, 4am
RT @izreloaded: The naked eye Christmas Comet! Can we view the spectacular Comet Lovejoy in Singapore? [link]
@izreloaded » 24 Dec '11, 4am
The naked eye Christmas Comet! Can we view the spectacular Comet Lovejoy in Singapore? [link]