I and my twelve-year-old daughter saw NEOWISE the night before last.
I kept her up until midnight (she wasn't protesting at all, actually), and the skies were clear, but unfortunately there's a fair amount of light pollution north of our house due to an oil refinery, and at this time of year the northwestern sky at our latitude (UK) still has some afterglow even that late. So it wasn't easy to spot, and she was pretty underwhelmed.
I told her comets are unpredictable, and she might get a better view the next time it swings by in a few thousand years.
Anyone else see comet Neowise?
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I and my twelve-year-old daughter saw NEOWISE the night before last.
I kept her up until midnight (she wasn't protesting at all, actually), and the skies were clear, but unfortunately there's a fair amount of light pollution north of our house due to an oil refinery, and at this time of year the northwestern sky at our latitude (UK) still has some afterglow even that late. So it wasn't easy to spot, and she was pretty underwhelmed.
I told her comets are unpredictable, and she might get a better view the next time it swings by in a few thousand years.