One of the reasons I miss living out in the desert with a crystal clear sky and no noise pollution, was even faint comets, and other astronomical events were easy to watch. The milky way actually looked like a cloud stretching across the sky.
I used to be fascinated with once in a lifetime astrological events, and live in a fairly dim valley, so light is not an issue. But I gave up after the same thing kept happening. There are reports of an "event", it's hyped in the media, then I find out it's only visible in the hemispheres I'm not in. Or even better I could catch the last few seconds just peeking over the horizon at 419AM on a school day. On the upside armature video is much better now than 30+ years ago when I missed Haley's, which is just about to make a U-turn, December 9th 2023 it'll start coming back.
I can't imagine anything being more stunning than Hale-bopp. Living in North London, I could see it all day long, all night long...for day after day. It seemed enormous and was so bright. If I hadn't had it all explained to me, I wouldn't have had any idea of what it was or where it was. I can't imagine what average people - like me- would have made of such things centuries ago. It was phenomenal.
OMG I was fascinated by Hale-bopp !!! :) I remember I saw it one night, in a small town in the country, in France, after having seen "Mars Attacks" in a small theater !!! You can imagine how it was very Sci-fi indeed thanks to that movie LOL
As an astronomer and astrophotographer this comet has me SUPER excited! I was just a kid when Hale Bopp passed by but I remember seeing it and being completely awed by its appearance. Since taking up astronomy the only comet i've seen is C/2022 E3 (just missed Neowise!) but i'm hoping this will change my bucket list on comets for good!
same, I was 6 when hale bopp came by but I still remember seeing it super clearly. Since then I've really hoped a comet like that would come along again
Was driving an all nighter, from the Georgia, Alabama line. Finally dozed in the low, Oklahoma City freeway channel and was startled, awakened and drove up the ramp to get off the road and sleep. There, clearly visible in the rear view mirror was ole Hale Bopp. Comet comas are notoriously unpredictable like the kid in the school toilet, who was having trouble and whose friend was trying to keep him from being late to class, so he told him, "Hurry up! If it come, it come; if it don't it don't!"
I remember seeing Hale-Bopp in the morning sky on my way to the bus stop in high school, that's how bright it was. I just assumed I'd never see anything like that again so it's a real treat to even get a second chance at it, to say nothing of if it actually works out that way.
@@asii_k I was about 5 when this comet made its appearance but I won't ever forget how clearly visible it was. My dad saw it after coming home from work, picked me up in his arms and pointed in its direction for me to look at.
As someone living in the northern hemisphere, Hale-Bopp '97 was the first naked eye comet I saw. I was a child but I remember watching it through binoculars with my parents. I have since saw and photographed a bunch, Panstarrs, Ison, Lovejoy, Neowise and the c/2022 this February, to name a few. Always excited for a possible great comet. It's long over due and we want one haha
I remember seeing the absolute beauty of both comets Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in back to back years in the 90s. Being able to see a comet during the daytime was a once in a lifetime event, and I saw it twice! 💙🌠
@@erikrhafer6644maybe it depends on location. I was in the midwest, our teacher told us when and where to look for it. I woke up at some ungodly hour, looked up at the sky and there it was. I remember feeling this strange mix of awe and fear at the same time.
And much dimmer than expected...huge disappointment!! I had waited for thirty years with such great hopes, of seeing a daylight comet! I couldn't even see it when it passed by!!
@@k1j2f30 Me too. I had a telescope way out away from city lights and still had trouble finding it! One of the biggest disappointments of my life! All the hype had me expecting a fireball! Neowise, a couple years ago, was much better, easily viewed without aid.
@@erikrhafer6644 you did not have to have a telescope to see it. We went way out of town on a big hill with binoculars and could also see it with the naked eye.
the Hale- Bopp Comet 💫 in 1997, was one of the most splendid sights that i have ever seen in my life time. traveling in the very early am hours in Alaska. wish that I had a video camera back then,
I saw hale bopp when I was my daughters age now, 6 years old. I remember being so mesmerized by its beautiful double tails. I remember not understanding why it just sat still in the nights sky instead of zipping by. If I could see this one too that would be amazing, and if I could see it with my kids that would would be truly special
Hey don't worry man it'll happen Its peak brightness is in 4th of October 2024 a magnitude of 0.36 that's very good to spot even in light polluted areas so it will give everyone a fantastic view at most light polluted places I'll be 15 when it happens😊
Being visible to the naked eyes is what matters the most as not so many people have telescope, still I was lucky enough to see Hale back in the 90s n it is unforgettable 💖✴🌟🌠
FAntastic video. It was nice to see a level-headed narration of what to expect, what we might not expect and the reasons we can't reliably predict the outcome. Also, the explanation of the naming of comets was nice information to have.
Almost every comet since Kahoutek : "An upcoming great comet ! Will outshine the Moon ! Or the stars at least..or the dimmer stars.. visible with the naked eye..use binoculars ..or a small telescope..higher powered backyard telescope required.."
@@mattmccaslinjjj I'm 52 and when Haley's comet came around in the 80's it was a far pass so it wasn't spectacular and needed binoculars. I was so bummed years before the comet when visiting the planetarium they said it would be at a distance. It comes back in 38 years, so if I'm still alive I will be 90.
@@einyv then you have a good incentive to hang around .the wonders of our world and the night sky itself and good family and friends round you ...... all the best from a fellow observer from the UK :)
@executivesteps I was really young when my grandpa called my mom and said "Go look outside!" She got me out of bed and we went out and there was this incredible light in the sky with a big, long tail! It was Comet West. Now THATS a comet! No telescope or binoculars needed! No squinting and wondering if that was it! It was very bright and very loud! I get excited every time another comet comes around, only to be deeply disappointed....maybe this next one
@@nancynelson1212 Exactly! It was spectacular in a dark sky. No comet visible since then came close. It truly looked like a ghostly apparition. You could easily understand why historically people feared they portended doom.
Heard this first with Kohoutek back in 73, then ISON. The latest was the green comet. All three were total fizzles. Saw Bennett and Hale Bopp though and Halley with binoculars. Those were spectacular sights. So, we'll see when this latest comes into our solar neighborhood.
When I read comments, many cite Hale-Bopp and rightfully so. Setting that aside, when I was 12 (March 76) I saw the most amazing comet I will likely ever see. 'The Milkman Comet' aka Comet West was outstanding and HUGE. It filled the eastern sky perfectly from just above the horizon where the nucleus and coma were PERFECTLY oriented and it's tail fanning out straight up to Zenith. It was a -3 magnitude also. I'm an AVID amateur astronomer and have seen things with my own eyes and images I have taken most will never see. At age 59 now, I find it ironic that the first thing I ever observed in my life long obsession with this hobby may just be the greatest thing I ever observe. IT WAS INCREDIBLE and made Hale-Bopp barely an honorable mention.
Sadly, in our light polluted planet, appreciating incredible asteonomic phenomena such as this comet has become a challenge. In 2016 I visited San Pedro de Atacama, and stayed there for 8 nights, none of which I saw an amazing night sky due to excessive urban lights.
That’s a shame. Was in San Pedro in 2000 and it was still something of a ‘one-horse’ town with a great deal of charm. Did you not get up into the Andes? Astonishing night sky at 3,000m plus!
By chance I did see the 1957 comet Arend-Roland with the naked eye. I remember being surprised to see what look like to me that it was standing on its head. I had always imagined seeing a comet going sideways across the sky. I may not be around to see this one but I would very much like to see if this one stands on its head.
I have sadly only experienced 1 comet in my life. I now have a decent telescope that I will be able to use, weather permitting, to see this one. Halley's Comet was my first and only comet I experienced because of a science group I was in during my academic years.
The Bible says that we will see signs in the Sun t moon and the stars. Also things in the sky. The Bible is literally playing out right before our very eyes.
Yeah don’t get me wrong…. I was basically calling out both these things. Such a cool time to be alive. Keeping my eyes open and watching for the signs and wonders. Freakin’ kewl! 😜
My biggest concern, will it smack into us, seems to have been answered. As for it being like Hale-Bopp, wouldn't that be something. Now THAT was a comet.
Will it be visible in the Southern Hemisphere? I'm in Western Australia. We had a spectacular view of comet McNaught in 2007. We went to the beach at sunset, and as it got darker, the comets tail appeared large and bright in the southern sky at perhaps 45 degrees. It was spectacular.
@@SFbayArea94121 I got a pretty good picture just resting my camera on the roof of my car. The key was being able to hold the shutter open for up to 10 seconds. I just took a bunch of shots with varying length exposures and a few turned out OK. Good enough to see there were two tails. I know zip about photography :-)
well considering current world geopolitical tensions and the the last few years we have had, and that comets have historically proceeded disasters or terrible periods, I'm not sure I want to look forward to this one.
@wootoot600 What you have been seeing is probably Jupiter, which is quite bright right now. The video made it clear that this comet is not yet visible with anything but large observatory telescopes.
@@Dante02d12 I mean I know that lol, I was just poking fun at the historical superstitions surrounding different misunderstood objects and the spectacular displays associated with there orbital mechanics.
Hale-Bopp was impressive. I got to see it during spring break when I went camping at Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado/Utah. Do I dare hope for a repeat with this one? I'll have to go camping and see
Over 50 years back when I was a kid during a wilderness camping holiday I was taking advantage of the darkness for a bit of star gazing. With the exquisite childhood eyesight I had back then I spotted a comet with my naked eye. I attempted to point it out to my father on several occasions but he didn’t have the eyesight of a child. Back home and over the next couple of months I would track it’s progress and then it was announced on the TV of a new comet discovery. I felt robbed and thought it should have been named after me.
Great video. Looking forward to another bright comet! Hopefully it will survive the pass around the sun. By far the best one I've ever observed to date was Hyakutake from a dark sky in 1996. The excitement of my toddler daughter when she first saw it was one of my greatest joys.
Actually the most important thing of this comet is where will we see it in the sky and how long after sunset and on what days???? The seeing of a comet is most important especially if its going to be that bright
I love the "...with the POTENTIAL to outshine the brightest stars..." How many times have I heard that in my lifetime, only to spend many a chilly night sitting out with binoculars going, "Is THAT it?"
Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: October 13, 2024 just happens to be the holiest day of the year; Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement). Anyone who hasn’t noticed all of the undeniable signs in the heaven in recent years isn’t paying attention…. This comet will be in clearest view on a day obscured by the Gregorian calendar, but not hidden from the Hebrew calendar.
Here in B.C. Canada, every time there is a sky event, 'they' spray crap in the atmosphere til it is blocked completely. Never get to witness these beautiful space odysseys anymore,,, sobbing!
I live in New Hampshire and in the late 90s, I think, heading east to work every morning at about 2am I had a beautiful view of a large comet. I don’t remember how long it lasted but I recall it was for quite a while.
Sadly, humanity will never see the comet ever again since the comet's eccentricity reaches above 1 meaning after its perihelion it will be on a escape trajectory away from the sun
Well I’ve been able to see two comets with my telescope since 2021 so I’m excited for this one, but I hope to see another one like Hale Boop in my lifetime.
I was 11 when Halley's comet went through last. I was 23 when comet Hale-Bopp went through. I saw the green comet that passed recently. I hope I have the opportunity to see this one when I'm 49.
There have been around twenty astronomical events in my lifetime which were predicted to be "spectacular". I'm still waiting for the first one which actually delivers!
The Blue Kachina Comet was seen with the naked eye on 6th December 2019. Soon after Covid became public and Armageddon started. Armageddon is very slow painful destruction of the Earth. It's the 9th and final sign before the end of the world according to Hopi Prophecy. Also the Kali Yuga cycle of darkness ends around now, which theoretically should open up the golden age, or fifth world. However that 5th world won't come as promised - because the book of Revelation 22 says the Earth will pass away as will the Heavens, into the LAKE OF FIRE. In other words bible prophecy predicts the Earth will move out of orbit into our Sun. Signs of this have already started - as the Earth's core has now stopped spinning as of 17th January 2023. So once the magnetic field finally collapses and the core cools down enough, spin of the plants stops and we start moving out of orbit and veer into our Sun. This is the likely outcome of such a prophecy. There won't be any rapture, nor return of Jesus, nor ascension into 5th Dimension as so many are hoping.
What color will this 1 be? This was the last sign I was not necessarily searching for but waiting to see about and um.. this confirmed it. To be here for what's to come.. will be quite the spectacle I imagine.. the aftermath if, I so happen to miraculously make it. The job that entails that as well.. oh how grand. Idk. Idk anything anymore.. if you figure out what color it just so happens to be. Please, respond to this comment. Thanks. And may peace reign over instead..
@@Unknown17 Well, although your not wrong, what we are going to bear witness... Is far worse. There's very little but still time to change it. If you see it.. surely you speak it right? To think, "to hell with this planet anyways!" Is utterly disgusting and part of the problem. It's all we got. If your still around to watch it all go down, if your still her after it all burns, then you have a serious job to do. Never forget this my friend..
I remember comet Hyautake and then shortly after Hale-Bopp which was the most spectacular one I have ever seen! Comets are my favorite celestial objects by far!
Seeing this two weeks after it was posted got me excited that this time I wasn't too late to see it- until he said October 2024... too early this time.
I remember being hopeful as a kid to see comet Kohoutec in the 1970s.... Missed many, but finally had a good break with the appearance of Hale Bopp! It was then I took my first long exposures with my Pentax K1000 manual SLR... That comet was INCREDIBLE! I could see it fairly low in the sky, its tail extending BEHIND me in the sky ending about 45 deg above the horizon.. It was just incredible. Interesting driving down a highway and seeing that comet out of my peripheral view! I was disappointed to not see the Branch Dividians flying within the comet! 🤣🤣🤣 And then comet Neowise 2 years ago. Not a "brilliant" as Hale Bopp, but I took many photos of off and on over a month period. I can't wait to see this one!
I was 10 years old when Hale-Bopp visited. Sitting out in the deck with my brother and dad. No binoculars, but could still see it fine. Another time was a meteor shower. Still remember quite a few even though we were in bright suburbs.
Thankyou for your efforts in putting this together, I found it informative and enlightening, unlike some of the doom and gloom pessimists I will look forward to this spectacle , hopefully we will get some clear nights to witness this celestial visitor. Live long and prosper.
The comet Arend Roland is the only one I have seen through my life. I saw it from the roof of my house along with my father, mother and one sister. I was 7 years old, but I still remenber the ocasion. It was thanks to my father that told us about it. It was a clear cloudless night in central México. Its picture is still etched in my mind.
The most recent comet I watched was Neowise with its greenish tail, but Halley's was awesome also, 1986. The tail was much longer on Halley's. Looking forward to this comet I'm early Oct.
When I was young and as a child. Laying outside. Watching the sky was awesome. Back then... we said, "Cool." Watching contests and the milky way. Stars and all. Was much easier. The sky was darker. Less lighting at night than there is today. Businesses closed down. None worked on Sundays. Except health related jobs. We ran in the woods and fields. We did not have to stay on the path. We all had access to cool off in lakes and rivers. For free. Access to national parks for free. Our taxes paid for it all. Even the dump cost us nothing. Today the double dip. Asking for us to pay and pay taxes. We have more people putting in. Yet there is never enough. Because.... corruptive powers take it for themselves. Use as pay offs. If you can see the sky to see the planets align and the comedy. Do so.. there is not much left in this world as we know it. Take advantage of what you can now. Appreciate it. It is going to be beautiful. The bigger the better. Contest was also know as the "Hair."
went up in the canyon here in socal & with the naked eye you could see HB tale fully, with binoculars it was freaking amazing so I went 7 or 8 times that month, to be in Yosemite say on top of Half dome would be a dream like experience.
Okay, can I ask a dumb question? 3:37 Isn't earth also moving through space (or perhaps, I should say, isn't our Solar System moving through space too?) So are these calculations based on our movement through space, as well as the comet's? Just the way you'd figure out where another moving vehicle was, in relation to yourself (also moving), in an environment where no other impediments would interfere with trajectories of intersection of both vehicles?
This same comet came by in 2003. We were on the opposite side of the sun then. It's big! Its twice the size of Jupiter. This will be catastrophic day for earth. It will pull the hell out of us. It's very magnetic. You will hear much more about this " comet"
I remember hale bop, I remember the grownups had binoculars out for Haleys, time slips away into that cold vast blackness in the end there is only blackness
One of the reasons I miss living out in the desert with a crystal clear sky and no noise pollution, was even faint comets, and other astronomical events were easy to watch. The milky way actually looked like a cloud stretching across the sky.
Yeah me too, I lived on Atacama Desert, Chile, I miss watch those clear skies.
The milky way was made by titan phaeton who walked on the firmament. The correct translation for the Hebrew word firmament is solid dome.
I had that view in Argenta Oriana Il. But not now! Lights bleach out all but the brightest stars!
I used to be fascinated with once in a lifetime astrological events, and live in a fairly dim valley, so light is not an issue. But I gave up after the same thing kept happening.
There are reports of an "event", it's hyped in the media, then I find out it's only visible in the hemispheres I'm not in. Or even better I could catch the last few seconds just peeking over the horizon at 419AM on a school day.
On the upside armature video is much better now than 30+ years ago when I missed Haley's, which is just about to make a U-turn, December 9th 2023 it'll start coming back.
I still wish i could have that exp
I can't imagine anything being more stunning than Hale-bopp.
Living in North London, I could see it all day long, all night long...for day after day.
It seemed enormous and was so bright.
If I hadn't had it all explained to me, I wouldn't have had any idea of what it was or where it was. I can't imagine what average people - like me- would have made of such things centuries ago.
It was phenomenal.
I too saw that Comet on 98?, march thru May.I was amazed how clear and dazzling it was.Something we will NEVER forget.
OMG I was fascinated by Hale-bopp !!! :) I remember I saw it one night, in a small town in the country, in France, after having seen "Mars Attacks" in a small theater !!! You can imagine how it was very Sci-fi indeed thanks to that movie LOL
@@ALCE52 Yeah I agree It was amazing, unforgettable !!! :) But I think it was more probably in 97 ? I saw it myself around march 97 :)
@@ALCE52 Well, you created it, so you can still see Hale Bopp, as well as _all_ the comets _whenever_ you want to.
NOISE??
I think the most spectacular comet I saw in my lifetime was Hale-bopp, it was awesome!!
Yep , saw it seems for weeks it was beautiful
me too I got some great photos of it on 35mm camera
Hailey's for me even though I was very young i can still vaguely remember it.
Me too! How old were you? I was 6. Such a vivid memory, I can still taste the summer air
@@psyience3213 I was 35
As an astronomer and astrophotographer this comet has me SUPER excited! I was just a kid when Hale Bopp passed by but I remember seeing it and being completely awed by its appearance. Since taking up astronomy the only comet i've seen is C/2022 E3 (just missed Neowise!) but i'm hoping this will change my bucket list on comets for good!
same, I was 6 when hale bopp came by but I still remember seeing it super clearly. Since then I've really hoped a comet like that would come along again
Was driving an all nighter, from the Georgia, Alabama line. Finally dozed in the low, Oklahoma City freeway channel and was startled, awakened and drove up the ramp to get off the road and sleep.
There, clearly visible in the rear view mirror was ole Hale Bopp.
Comet comas are notoriously unpredictable like the kid in the school toilet, who was having trouble and whose friend was trying to keep him from being late to class, so he told him, "Hurry up! If it come, it come; if it don't it don't!"
I remember seeing Hale-Bopp in the morning sky on my way to the bus stop in high school, that's how bright it was. I just assumed I'd never see anything like that again so it's a real treat to even get a second chance at it, to say nothing of if it actually works out that way.
@@asii_k I was about 5 when this comet made its appearance but I won't ever forget how clearly visible it was. My dad saw it after coming home from work, picked me up in his arms and pointed in its direction for me to look at.
I got a few pics of Neowise, the bad thing was it got lower in the sky every passing day.
As someone living in the northern hemisphere, Hale-Bopp '97 was the first naked eye comet I saw. I was a child but I remember watching it through binoculars with my parents. I have since saw and photographed a bunch, Panstarrs, Ison, Lovejoy, Neowise and the c/2022 this February, to name a few. Always excited for a possible great comet. It's long over due and we want one haha
I saw Haley's Commit when I was a young child , I shall see it one more time in my life , on my last day on Earth .
It was great through my telescope in the Phoenix Arizona area.
@@timc333 I think I was about 12 when it came through.
@@timc333 I saw Haley's when I was 33....so I won't be around for the next viewing. I observed it several times with my dad.
@@PanamaRose You just might .
I remember seeing the absolute beauty of both comets Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in back to back years in the 90s. Being able to see a comet during the daytime was a once in a lifetime event, and I saw it twice! 💙🌠
I saw haleys comet in the 80s. It's beautiful and moved much slower through the sky than I expected.
How did you see it, you needed a telescope last time around, it was a major disappointment !
@@erikrhafer6644maybe it depends on location. I was in the midwest, our teacher told us when and where to look for it. I woke up at some ungodly hour, looked up at the sky and there it was. I remember feeling this strange mix of awe and fear at the same time.
And much dimmer than expected...huge disappointment!! I had waited for thirty years with such great hopes, of seeing a daylight comet! I couldn't even see it when it passed by!!
@@k1j2f30 Me too. I had a telescope way out away from city lights and still had trouble finding it! One of the biggest disappointments of my life! All the hype had me expecting a fireball! Neowise, a couple years ago, was much better, easily viewed without aid.
@@erikrhafer6644 you did not have to have a telescope to see it. We went way out of town on a big hill with binoculars and could also see it with the naked eye.
the Hale- Bopp Comet 💫 in 1997, was one of the most splendid sights that i have ever seen in my life time. traveling in the very early am hours in Alaska. wish that I had a video camera back then,
I saw hale bopp when I was my daughters age now, 6 years old. I remember being so mesmerized by its beautiful double tails. I remember not understanding why it just sat still in the nights sky instead of zipping by. If I could see this one too that would be amazing, and if I could see it with my kids that would would be truly special
don't worry man, you'll manage to see it with no problemo.
just believe on it
Hey don't worry man it'll happen
Its peak brightness is in 4th of October 2024 a magnitude of 0.36 that's very good to spot even in light polluted areas so it will give everyone a fantastic view at most light polluted places
I'll be 15 when it happens😊
@@account4935 oh man I hope you’re right, especially since I live a light polluted area. Comets are so spectacular.
It'll be my first view of a comet
I'll be 18 then
@@Rambhakt_Eren if I can remember it like it was yesterday when I was 6, then that memory will live with you until you die
Being visible to the naked eyes is what matters the most as not so many people have telescope, still I was lucky enough to see Hale back in the 90s n it is unforgettable 💖✴🌟🌠
It was insanely beautiful.
true astronomers are very familiar with the night sky and do most of their observations with the naked eye
@@kevinwilson868 True astronomers enjoy ANY way of doing it.
Always on a clear night look up and be in awe. Constellations, shooting stars, comets, Northern Lights, Milky Way, etc. ! Enjoy !
FAntastic video. It was nice to see a level-headed narration of what to expect, what we might not expect and the reasons we can't reliably predict the outcome. Also, the explanation of the naming of comets was nice information to have.
Almost every comet since Kahoutek : "An upcoming great comet ! Will outshine the Moon ! Or the stars at least..or the dimmer stars.. visible with the naked eye..use binoculars ..or a small telescope..higher powered backyard telescope required.."
Never heard that. Where did you hear that? People were out looking at Hyukatake, Hale-Bopp, and NEOWISE. Where were you?
I am 68 now. The spectacular comets I have seen are:
Ikeya Seiki 1964
Comet West 1976
Comet Hale Bop.
Several other comets through binoculars.
@@mattmccaslinjjj I'm 52 and when Haley's comet came around in the 80's it was a far pass so it wasn't spectacular and needed binoculars. I was so bummed years before the comet when visiting the planetarium they said it would be at a distance. It comes back in 38 years, so if I'm still alive I will be 90.
West was the best in the morning sky!!!
@@einyv then you have a good incentive to hang around .the wonders of our world and the night sky itself and good family and friends round you ...... all the best from a fellow observer from the UK :)
@executivesteps I was really young when my grandpa called my mom and said "Go look outside!" She got me out of bed and we went out and there was this incredible light in the sky with a big, long tail! It was Comet West. Now THATS a comet! No telescope or binoculars needed! No squinting and wondering if that was it! It was very bright and very loud! I get excited every time another comet comes around, only to be deeply disappointed....maybe this next one
@@nancynelson1212 Exactly! It was spectacular in a dark sky. No comet visible since then came close. It truly looked like a ghostly apparition. You could easily understand why historically people feared they portended doom.
Heard this first with Kohoutek back in 73, then ISON. The latest was the green comet. All three were total fizzles. Saw Bennett and Hale Bopp though and Halley with binoculars. Those were spectacular sights. So, we'll see when this latest comes into our solar neighborhood.
When I read comments, many cite Hale-Bopp and rightfully so. Setting that aside, when I was 12 (March 76) I saw the most amazing comet I will likely ever see. 'The Milkman Comet' aka Comet West was outstanding and HUGE. It filled the eastern sky perfectly from just above the horizon where the nucleus and coma were PERFECTLY oriented and it's tail fanning out straight up to Zenith. It was a -3 magnitude also. I'm an AVID amateur astronomer and have seen things with my own eyes and images I have taken most will never see. At age 59 now, I find it ironic that the first thing I ever observed in my life long obsession with this hobby may just be the greatest thing I ever observe. IT WAS INCREDIBLE and made Hale-Bopp barely an honorable mention.
Sadly, in our light polluted planet, appreciating incredible asteonomic phenomena such as this comet has become a challenge. In 2016 I visited San Pedro de Atacama, and stayed there for 8 nights, none of which I saw an amazing night sky due to excessive urban lights.
That’s a shame. Was in San Pedro in 2000 and it was still something of a ‘one-horse’ town with a great deal of charm. Did you not get up into the Andes? Astonishing night sky at 3,000m plus!
By chance I did see the 1957 comet Arend-Roland with the naked eye. I remember being surprised to see what look like to me that it was standing on its head. I had always imagined seeing a comet going sideways across the sky. I may not be around to see this one but I would very much like to see if this one stands on its head.
Julie, I have a a good feeling you'll be seeing this next one - and fir your sake I'll be hoping it does stand on its head.
I have sadly only experienced 1 comet in my life. I now have a decent telescope that I will be able to use, weather permitting, to see this one. Halley's Comet was my first and only comet I experienced because of a science group I was in during my academic years.
Weather permitting is a big variable!
I think you mean Hale-Bop 😊
@@melodiefrances3898 No it was the Halley's Comet. I'm 52 yrs old and it was when I was in High School during my academic years.
There sure seems to be a lot of these "once in a lifetime" viewing opportunities lately. Am I wrong?
The Bible says that we will see signs in the Sun t moon and the stars. Also things in the sky. The Bible is literally playing out right before our very eyes.
It feels that way because our technology is now greater. We are able to see things we never have before; detect things sooner than we ever could.
@@marilynclausen9649
Worship Satan
Yeah don’t get me wrong…. I was basically calling out both these things. Such a cool time to be alive. Keeping my eyes open and watching for the signs and wonders. Freakin’ kewl! 😜
Yes and it's called click bait.
A space channel that doesn't resort to click bait. Very nice.
My biggest concern, will it smack into us, seems to have been answered. As for it being like Hale-Bopp, wouldn't that be something. Now THAT was a comet.
Might just set the sun off as it passes, hello stoneage.
@@delicioussidefx Assuming that the Russians haven't nuked us back to the stone-age before then.
@@delicioussidefx Those with landlines shall rule the Earth!
This channel has started convey info like news reporters do. The way he was saying concerns scientists, i thought he will say it will crash on earth.
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Done! Added to my calendar. October 11, 2024 is the beginning of the weekend🔭
It is so well explained that people who are not into astronomy will be drawn towards it! ✨👏
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And probably much like in medieval times; they will assign some mystical 🐂💩 to it!
Finally the video that I was waiting for!
I love when they say “Heading towards Earth”, as though Earth is always the final destination for all objects in the universe.
Geocentrism rears its ugly head back again! 🤣
Hahahahah
Cool !! I hope there are plenty of updates between now and Oct. of 2024 !!
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Let us all hope we are still safe and secure next year to see it. ❤
Will it be visible in the Southern Hemisphere? I'm in Western Australia. We had a spectacular view of comet McNaught in 2007. We went to the beach at sunset, and as it got darker, the comets tail appeared large and bright in the southern sky at perhaps 45 degrees. It was spectacular.
That one was incredible. Wish I had the expensive cameras & lenses 📸 I have now to capture it since I was a kid back then
I am so jealous i'm in oregon in America
NO 👎
and besides U are upside-down😵
edit: just kidding mate😀😁😂, greetings from Portugal 👍
@@SFbayArea94121 I got a pretty good picture just resting my camera on the roof of my car. The key was being able to hold the shutter open for up to 10 seconds. I just took a bunch of shots with varying length exposures and a few turned out OK. Good enough to see there were two tails. I know zip about photography :-)
@@toatsants but which way is up in space? there is no up or down.
Been awhile since the Northern Hemisphere has been a brilliant comet. Hale-Bopp comes to mind. Hopefully this is it.
I remember Halley's comet in 1986 I was 7yrs old and remember it still. It was super bright and so amazing to see!
I Hope we are still here to see this Comet !
well considering current world geopolitical tensions and the the last few years we have had, and that comets have historically proceeded disasters or terrible periods, I'm not sure I want to look forward to this one.
Wow. Your right.. this might just be the blue star the hopi predicted...
@wootoot600 What you have been seeing is probably Jupiter, which is quite bright right now. The video made it clear that this comet is not yet visible with anything but large observatory telescopes.
The comets have absolutely nothing to do with the geopolitical tensions. The sky doesn't care about humanity's History.
@@Dante02d12 I mean I know that lol, I was just poking fun at the historical superstitions surrounding different misunderstood objects and the spectacular displays associated with there orbital mechanics.
This IS My real CHANGE to see My first ever comet. 🌌
Hale-Bopp was impressive. I got to see it during spring break when I went camping at Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado/Utah. Do I dare hope for a repeat with this one? I'll have to go camping and see
13 October 😮.. this is gonna be My best Birthday...!!
Over 50 years back when I was a kid during a wilderness camping holiday I was taking advantage of the darkness for a bit of star gazing. With the exquisite childhood eyesight I had back then I spotted a comet with my naked eye. I attempted to point it out to my father on several occasions but he didn’t have the eyesight of a child. Back home and over the next couple of months I would track it’s progress and then it was announced on the TV of a new comet discovery. I felt robbed and thought it should have been named after me.
Great video. Looking forward to another bright comet! Hopefully it will survive the pass around the sun. By far the best one I've ever observed to date was Hyakutake from a dark sky in 1996. The excitement of my toddler daughter when she first saw it was one of my greatest joys.
I remember HaleBopp as a kid. My friends poked fun at my excitement and squeaky voice: "hey guys, lets watch the HaleBopp!"😂
I always miss comets cause I cant get out the town ☹
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maybe you should get a old Comet automobile and drive out of town to see a Comet....
Actually the most important thing of this comet is where will we see it in the sky and how long after sunset and on what days???? The seeing of a comet is most important especially if its going to be that bright
I love the "...with the POTENTIAL to outshine the brightest stars..." How many times have I heard that in my lifetime, only to spend many a chilly night sitting out with binoculars going, "Is THAT it?"
Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
October 13, 2024 just happens to be the holiest day of the year; Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement).
Anyone who hasn’t noticed all of the undeniable signs in the heaven in recent years isn’t paying attention….
This comet will be in clearest view on a day obscured by the Gregorian calendar, but not hidden from the Hebrew calendar.
I saw Haley's Comet back in the 80s and then Hale-Bopp 20 odd years later. To see this one would mark a very amazing trio 😊
Here in B.C. Canada, every time there is a sky event, 'they' spray crap in the atmosphere til it is blocked completely. Never get to witness these beautiful space odysseys anymore,,, sobbing!
I live in New Hampshire and in the late 90s, I think, heading east to work every morning at about 2am I had a beautiful view of a large comet. I don’t remember how long it lasted but I recall it was for quite a while.
Probably Hale-Bopp, it was stunning
@@Tseringlhatso i think you’re right. Thanks
Sadly, humanity will never see the comet ever again since the comet's eccentricity reaches above 1 meaning after its perihelion it will be on a escape trajectory away from the sun
Well I’ve been able to see two comets with my telescope since 2021 so I’m excited for this one, but I hope to see another one like Hale Boop in my lifetime.
I was 11 when Halley's comet went through last. I was 23 when comet Hale-Bopp went through. I saw the green comet that passed recently. I hope I have the opportunity to see this one when I'm 49.
I saw Hale-Bopp in 1997 and McNaught in 2007. My parent's saw Halley's comet in 1986, but I was only 5 years old then and don't remember it.
There have been around twenty astronomical events in my lifetime which were predicted to be "spectacular". I'm still waiting for the first one which actually delivers!
Neowise, Solar eclipse, etc, etc
The one thing I never understood was the naming of comets.Well now I... understand..... Let it shinnnne!!🌟
I just love to witness these events.
My hometown of Marfa, Texas is a perfect place to see the night sky.
An ancient Hopi prophecy states that “when the Blue Star Kachina makes its appearance in the heavens, the Fifth World will emerge.”
Sure hope they get her or reviel themselves soon. Again. Some people and leaders we leave in charge need an adjustment
There is also a prophecy about a comet marking the sinking of England into the sea that would happen during ww3
The Blue Kachina Comet was seen with the naked eye on 6th December 2019. Soon after Covid became public and Armageddon started. Armageddon is very slow painful destruction of the Earth. It's the 9th and final sign before the end of the world according to Hopi Prophecy.
Also the Kali Yuga cycle of darkness ends around now, which theoretically should open up the golden age, or fifth world.
However that 5th world won't come as promised - because the book of Revelation 22 says the Earth will pass away as will the Heavens, into the LAKE OF FIRE. In other words bible prophecy predicts the Earth will move out of orbit into our Sun.
Signs of this have already started - as the Earth's core has now stopped spinning as of 17th January 2023. So once the magnetic field finally collapses and the core cools down enough, spin of the plants stops and we start moving out of orbit and veer into our Sun. This is the likely outcome of such a prophecy. There won't be any rapture, nor return of Jesus, nor ascension into 5th Dimension as so many are hoping.
What color will this 1 be? This was the last sign I was not necessarily searching for but waiting to see about and um.. this confirmed it.
To be here for what's to come.. will be quite the spectacle I imagine.. the aftermath if, I so happen to miraculously make it. The job that entails that as well.. oh how grand.
Idk. Idk anything anymore.. if you figure out what color it just so happens to be. Please, respond to this comment. Thanks. And may peace reign over instead..
@@Unknown17 Well, although your not wrong, what we are going to bear witness... Is far worse. There's very little but still time to change it. If you see it.. surely you speak it right? To think, "to hell with this planet anyways!" Is utterly disgusting and part of the problem. It's all we got.
If your still around to watch it all go down, if your still her after it all burns, then you have a serious job to do. Never forget this my friend..
"the comet is fastly approaching"
**is a year and a half away**
Oops - I missed that. I thought October 2023.
Astronomy is all about patience my guy
Like every single celestial event that has occurred for me it'll be cloudy.... Not joking.
Well, guaranteed that when (if) it's visible in my location, it'll be six weeks of rain and overcast skies, making damned sure I never see it.
I am highly concerned whether or not I can use comet during this event! I am afraid that I may cause a celestial accident!!
Lol😂
nibiru??? 🤔😒
Watch the machines move on their own for "Maximum Overdrive" event when A3 crosses our orbit. 😄
I've seen haleys comet and hale bop comet this will be my 3rd one what a time to be alive !
It is due to make it's first appearance in the night sky the day trump is convicted... a sign from god.
😂 it'll never appear then
It will appear when the case is thrown the F out!!!
Lol
How puerile of you.....
Rent free in your head 😂😂😂
TDS much?
@@3orion33 we tried Linda, liberal looney started the projection ploy........ again.......
Sorry
First an eclipse and now a comet. Looks like 2024 will be a great photography opportunity.
I remember comet Hyautake and then shortly after Hale-Bopp which was the most spectacular one I have ever seen! Comets are my favorite celestial objects by far!
Seeing this two weeks after it was posted got me excited that this time I wasn't too late to see it- until he said October 2024... too early this time.
I remember being hopeful as a kid to see comet Kohoutec in the 1970s.... Missed many, but finally had a good break with the appearance of Hale Bopp! It was then I took my first long exposures with my Pentax K1000 manual SLR... That comet was INCREDIBLE! I could see it fairly low in the sky, its tail extending BEHIND me in the sky ending about 45 deg above the horizon.. It was just incredible. Interesting driving down a highway and seeing that comet out of my peripheral view! I was disappointed to not see the Branch Dividians flying within the comet! 🤣🤣🤣 And then comet Neowise 2 years ago. Not a "brilliant" as Hale Bopp, but I took many photos of off and on over a month period. I can't wait to see this one!
I was 10 years old when Hale-Bopp visited. Sitting out in the deck with my brother and dad. No binoculars, but could still see it fine. Another time was a meteor shower. Still remember quite a few even though we were in bright suburbs.
Thankyou for your efforts in putting this together, I found it informative and enlightening, unlike some of the doom and gloom pessimists I will look forward to this spectacle , hopefully we will get some clear nights to witness this celestial visitor. Live long and prosper.
The comet Arend Roland is the only one I have seen through my life. I saw it from the roof of my house along with my father, mother and one sister. I was 7 years old, but I still remenber the ocasion. It was thanks to my father that told us about it. It was a clear cloudless night in central México. Its picture is still etched in my mind.
Comets are awesome
The most recent comet I watched was Neowise with its greenish tail, but Halley's was awesome also, 1986. The tail was much longer on Halley's. Looking forward to this comet I'm early Oct.
Can't wait for this. Hoping she shines very bright & is a common visitor in our SS
I still remember Halley's Comet
When I was young and as a child. Laying outside. Watching the sky was awesome. Back then... we said, "Cool." Watching contests and the milky way. Stars and all. Was much easier. The sky was darker. Less lighting at night than there is today. Businesses closed down. None worked on Sundays. Except health related jobs. We ran in the woods and fields. We did not have to stay on the path. We all had access to cool off in lakes and rivers. For free. Access to national parks for free. Our taxes paid for it all. Even the dump cost us nothing. Today the double dip. Asking for us to pay and pay taxes. We have more people putting in. Yet there is never enough. Because.... corruptive powers take it for themselves. Use as pay offs. If you can see the sky to see the planets align and the comedy. Do so.. there is not much left in this world as we know it. Take advantage of what you can now. Appreciate it. It is going to be beautiful. The bigger the better. Contest was also know as the "Hair."
I remember Hayley’s comet…
Once in a lifetime
Twice for some! 🤗
Even in this voice.
We probably won't see it here in the UK, because it's always cloudy 😩😩
It will be cloudy when it arrives.....it always is😢
The clouds: helo
Soooo. Arizona .. will see it
Halley's Comet , I saw in 1986, it returns in 2061, I wont see it again but those who do , she is an amazing Awesome sight. H. Bop was also.
went up in the canyon here in socal & with the naked eye you could see HB tale fully, with binoculars it was freaking amazing so I went 7 or 8 times that month, to be in Yosemite say on top of Half dome would be a dream like experience.
Hard to imagine it will be better than McNaught 2007. By far the best I have ever seen.
I remember flying back from Washington DC and seeing Hale-Bopp clearly out the window.
Hale Bopp was incredible even in the city
Okay, can I ask a dumb question? 3:37 Isn't earth also moving through space (or perhaps, I should say, isn't our Solar System moving through space too?) So are these calculations based on our movement through space, as well as the comet's? Just the way you'd figure out where another moving vehicle was, in relation to yourself (also moving), in an environment where no other impediments would interfere with trajectories of intersection of both vehicles?
Nice !
In depth info, great graphics !!
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Lots of people saying they saw Hale-Bop. That makes me happy to read! I remember every night after work I would watch it until it wasn’t visible
Probably a sign we should pay attention to given our world is on the brink of outright chaos.
The amazing recent green comet was...invisible, not holding my breath for this one
The blue star assures in the end of time
This same comet came by in 2003. We were on the opposite side of the sun then. It's big! Its twice the size of Jupiter. This will be catastrophic day for earth. It will pull the hell out of us. It's very magnetic. You will hear much more about this " comet"
I saw Halley's Comet and Hale-Bopp. Hopefully this one too. Thanks and keep us updated.
I remember hale bop, I remember the grownups had binoculars out for Haleys, time slips away into that cold vast blackness in the end there is only blackness
Mac nought was a good 1 in 2007,best i ever seen
Thank you. My eyes will be looking east in the sky, waiting for C/2023A3 TA. ❤
CTA (SEETA PRONUNCIATION) CTA
I was young for Hailey's, remember the time not the comet. I remember seeing Hale-Bopp. It was really cool. Hope this one is just as cool.
Comets: spreading the seeds of life!
"there will bé great signs in heaven". JC