Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration. He received the 2023 Popular Media Award from the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division and is the author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners. Writing for Forbes.
After being visible in twilight for much of the last two weeks, the comet is fading and shrinking, yet still a relatively bright, deep sky object visible well into true darkness.
This evening, the comet will be visible high above the western horizon from about 60 minutes after sunset, setting just under three hours later. If you’re able to see bright Venus and the bright star Arcturus, make them the endpoints of a coat-hanger shape — the comet will be the hook above them.If you can't see one of these , instead use bright star Vega above due west. Draw an imaginary line straight to the horizon from Vega and make a coat-hangar shape on the left — the comet will be the hook to the side. Scan with a pair of binoculars until you find it.
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