?? BADAS Observing Resource

Comet Watch

An automatically updated guide to comets currently observable from your selected location, with practical guidance on brightness, altitude, Moon interference and suggested equipment.

Location / Time Zone

Blackpool Cricket Club / Europe/London

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Tonight’s Comet Outlook

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Observable
Visual / Binocular
Telescope
Imaging / Faint
Best Target

Best Comets Tonight

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All Observable Comets

Comet Rating Mag Best Time Max Alt Constellation Moon Sep. Solar Elong. Trend Equipment
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How to read this page

Comet magnitudes are estimates and can change quickly. Because a comet’s light is spread over a diffuse coma, a comet will often appear harder to see than a star of the same magnitude. Faint comets listed here may be realistic imaging targets rather than visual targets.

This page uses your selected observing location and time zone. Locations around Blackpool, Lytham, Fleetwood and Preston share one regional cache because comet visibility is effectively the same across that area for this purpose.