Outburst?! Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard - EVERYTHING you need to know!

[@scienceoutthere]

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[@scienceoutthere]

@@NOMADICSOUL1 nice! Will do.

[@colefrank1171]

Need a review of this year's tornado forecast soon!

[@scienceoutthere]

@@colefrank1171 I will hopefully do that in the next month. A lot on my plate! I do have some initial thoughts in the Kim tornado video from back in May.

[@andrewplays4079]

Would you be able to see it if you are in a more lit up area

[@MrGreekstatue]

I remember hale bopp; it was an amazing experience. This massive comet with its tail clearly visible even during the day. As a child, it was a fantastic thing to see. I live in Scotland.

[@MackMateCom]

Me too it’s not often you can stargaze in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 with the rain clouds ☁️

[@jimbo1807821]

Made my childhood non of my mates remember it though

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

Hyakutake was no slouch! I was just out of college, but it was the second-best I'd ever seen at the time.

[@RealDigitalReaper704]

I still remember that one too it left me awestruck

[@ablue5419]

The first time I saw a comet so clearly without using any binoculars or telescope was the comet Hale Bopp I will never forget that it was so beautiful , I hope I can see this one too but because the weather unfortunately doesn’t look to good. Thanks for the information .

[@YocoSapph]

It’ll be visible for all of December so you still have a chance

[@ggallin713]

Hale Bopp was such an incredible comet. It was so bright and became such a familiar object

[@nowistime8070]

Hale-Bop one of the greatest moments in my life. thank you for reminding me

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

FWIW: It is spelled _"Hale-Bopp."_ I say this NOT because I am a know-it-all, but because I posted a separate comment here about _Hale-Bopp,_ and as I did so I realized I COULD NOT REMEMBER how the name was spelled! I had to look it up myself...😊

[@lymancopps5957]

I remember Hale-Bopp would catch your attention even if you weren’t looking for it. At its high would be visible before dark.

[@dingdong1009]

Most informative video I've found thus far - Thank you from Northampton, Western Australia

[@bennorwood8433]

Can you please do a video about flood ghost town

[@TheMrt666]

Me: can't wait to see it Clouds: oh, you'll wait alright.

[@Kya_the_camera_dog]

Very exciting!!! Between work and clouds I only got photos on two occasions. I was so excited I didn't even think about composition. Maybe I can do something fun with this one.

[@davidargiro8306]

Thank you for being so detailed for your viewers. Especially for PLM that need all of the help we can get. LOL. I will stay tuned in case there are updates and feel free to give even more specifics for, oh, I don't know, let's say Los Angeles for an example. Haha. Thanks again!

[@herecomethelizards2]

Great info Michael, love your content I recently got a few shots of Leonard with the whale nebula using a K70 and astrotracer.

[@geonerd]

Nice timing, Sir. Leonard is starting to generate a bit of hype. Here's hoping it delivers!

[@scienceoutthere]

I’ve been thinking about this video since January, I’m many times bitten 30 times shy with these things!!!

[@mrspidey80]

Aaaannnd it's gone. Broke apart.

[@scienceoutthere]

@@mrspidey80 MAYBE? I'm seeing conflicting reports today, the "broke apart" people are pointing out fading brightness and some bifurcation. But others are just blaming moonlight and reporting a nice well defined coma that's in good shape. As with ATLAS, we'll need a few days to know for sure!

[@marieta.s]

Somehow I doubt that any attempt to observe it where I live will be successful. I live in an area where we are surrounded by mountains and the view of the horizon is obscured. Venus around sunset time is behind a small hill on the western side so I doubt that it would be visible. I will give it a try though just out of curiosity. 😃 comet neowise was a great spectacle last year and I really enjoyed watching it with naked eyes.

[@elisabethe8055]

Thank you for a very informative and interesting lesson about this Comet. Leonard is very welcome and you are a great teacher! :)

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I managed to get at least one photo of _Hale-Bopp_ with a 35mm SLR camera. HOPEFULLY I will be able to do at least as well with my digital camera.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Nice clear explanations and descriptions. Clear Skies.

[@gingerhipszky228]

Thank you for explaining this so well. I am in Colorado, so the mountains will get in the way.

[@scienceoutthere]

I am too. Clouds have been a big problem too.

[@williamwesley5078]

Fingers crossed. I've been waiting for another comet to show its presence, I have a bortle 2 sky already chosen with no objects on my horizons. I'm gonna watch some of your videos to get some pointers. 2 weeks isnt to far off when your an amateur astronomer. Super excited and ive subbed to your channel. Thanks!!!

[@scienceoutthere]

Welcome aboard!

[@letszoomit365]

Thanks for this information :) I really hope to be able to photograph it and maybe make a video about it too. Live in south of Sweden.

[@theoreticalphysicsnickharv7683]

Just seen it 2/12/21 with 7 times 50 binoculars and an old 3" refractor above the cluster M3, look elongated and about magnitude 6

[@scienceoutthere]

Awesome!

[@bodaciousdasani]

Is it February 12 or December 2

[@scienceoutthere]

@@bodaciousdasani well he didn’t just see it if it was 10 months ago! European format is weird but I’m used to it. I’d much rather everyone on earth did 2021/12/2 format. It makes the most sense.

[@bodaciousdasani]

@@scienceoutthere OK but are we safe from the comet.

[@jimmyzatpeace3827]

What the heck is that dot moving horizonal starting about 12:45? (LOL)... BTW, GREAT video! It answers a lot of questions for us here in Los Angeles, thank you!

[@scienceoutthere]

Stellarium predicts and simulates satellites that may be visible at the time of the simulation!

[@angelogarciajr5356]

Dec 11th, clear skies I just missed my chance this morning and now a major storm moving in for a week? dang it.

[@pcplumber01]

Very informative and very well explained presentation, thank you 🙏

[@shafransky93]

You did a phenomenal job explaining the observational astronomy behind this comet! I work as a telescope operator at the LDT and we were able to capture the highest resolution spectrum of any comet ever observed using Leonard, so it's not just amazing for pictures ;D

[@scienceoutthere]

Holy crap thank you! I just visited that area (camping) and the Lowell observatory (flagstaff) a couple years ago to shoot monsoon season video. Honored.

[@SzymczykProductions]

I remember Comet Zi-5 and wow it was incredible. Hands down when I was just 10 the best thing I saw. I live in France 😊

[@rRevokk]

Of course, my area gets cloudy/rainy weather for the next two weeks... This has happened multiple times in recent years for comets. I'm prying for a weather jinx of sorts...

[@joshrohricht4948]

Im honna try to see it. I saw hale bop and it was awesome. Haleys i wont be able to see till im eighty.

[@suzywebb8460]

Great info, thanks for all the work.

[@bunkermagnus]

Amazing info and presentation, great job!

[@smkolins]

Pretty good video. BTW a "great" comet officially is one that can be seen in day time which is above -2mag

[@scienceoutthere]

Source for that? Wiki and a few other places just say "Eh, it's whenever we say it is" kinda thing

[@notthemessiah9243]

"While Venus would barely notice that mountain sized tug of gravity" that's some Venus!

[@PotPoet]

Very helpful and informative. Thank you.

[@BananaPancake94]

I hope Leonard lives up to it's expectations, or better!! I loved being able to see Neowise last year, so I hope I'm able to see yet another beautiful sight! I just hope the weather doesn't become a problem lol!

[@MrMonero]

Great video mate, lot of info and clearly know a lot more than me. Keep up the good work, thanks 🤝

[@Cayman_Clubsport]

This video is excellent!!

[@patrickcharles7190]

Will it hit Uranus? Sorry. It's always interesting when a comet comes that close. I can't find it tonight so Im going to get a telescope. Thanks for the info.

[@chrimony]

This is why I subbed.

[@CGMaat]

Majestic loopy loops . It is amazing like our busy traffic in New York City- a wonder we are here. The universe is intelligent mind; law and order, life and love1

[@ministerofjoy]

Thank you.

[@MisterTee2010]

I liked your video and subscribed. Have not hit the notification bell yet. We will see what happens.

[@scienceoutthere]

LOL! Well thank you. I have quite a lot of variety on this channel. If you can handle me camping in the middle of nowhere one week, and chasing tornadoes the next week, and astrophotography the week after that, you should hit that bell ;)

[@danbhakta]

Only seen two comets with my bare naked eyes, Halley and Hale-Bopp, unfortunately I'm in the lower half of the hemisphere. :'(

[@upthedubs9639]

At 12:08 on video what goes across the screan . , A bird ? A plane ?

[@scienceoutthere]

It's a plane, that timelapse was shot right next to Denver International Airport and there was CONSTANT air traffic

[@staceygavan2443]

Pretty cool.

[@harryr.6744]

I searched for this comet on morning of Dec 2 at 5 EST and could not see it in 8.5X44 binoculars. Sky was clear with some haze.

[@scienceoutthere]

At Mag ~7 right now still. A little difficult to find yet, though someone with 5x30s in my comments picked it up yesterday morning. It’s just a bit early yet.

[@chrism6904]

"Back when $1000 digital cameras had floppy disc drives" ... LOL!!

[@klttrll]

5:49 is that another comet at the top of the photo?

[@saintuk70]

Hopefully we'll be lucky enough to see Leonard rise and fall here in Scotland. I remember Hale-Bopp well, we were so lucky in 96/97. PS; completely agree with you re "blood moon", "super moons" etc. it seems to be more and more of a term batted about in the last 5-10 years (almost feeling over dramatised)

[@michaelmongelli1386]

Thank you 😎

[@gregferland6701]

i live in SC when will be the best time for me to see this? i caught neowise last year by luck and trying for another shot. im guessing from this vid that around 9-10th of dec east above the horizon around sun rise? thank you and great vid

[@scienceoutthere]

You’ll have lots of a opportunities at your LAT. yes 9-10 before sunrise. 11-13 after sunset if it’s bright. 14-17 for the Venus encounter after sunset. And beyond depending on brightness.

[@snowman333-]

is that what I have been noticing in the western sky in morning before sunrise? it already is bright enough to resemble an aircraft forword landing light except its yellowish

[@richardostroman8978]

Could you link us your data web pages so we take a closer look at the comet path. Just trying to see if we pass through the tail? I want to know when to expect Maximum overdrive to start happening to the machines. Best sound track ever.

[@scienceoutthere]

Since the closest the comet gets to us is, almost literally, the distance to Venus, we won't impact the tail at all. I'm using universe sandbox 2 for the orbit but you can play with this lo-fi viewer! astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comet/2021A1

[@Celeste-in-Oz]

reeeeeally handy info: consider it shared!

[@scienceoutthere]

Awesome! Thanks! Hopefully I’ll see some of your photos on Twitter in a few weeks!

[@Celeste-in-Oz]

@@scienceoutthere I only have a 4 yr old iphone & 15 yr old camera so... don't expect much! I'll enjoy it tho 😄

[@richardextall2002]

Sounds a bit like a film I watched a few months ago.

[@Jibs-HappyDesigns-990]

can I just get a large supreme pan with everything!? thank's!

[@Staralium]

I’ve photographed it the past week

[@scienceoutthere]

I am 0/4 on attempts due to clouds and wind. Ugh.

[@RiverFlow58]

Tried and no good visibility at 7x and 25x binoculars. Very dim. Anyone have any success?

[@scienceoutthere]

I've been seeing new photos on twitter every day but where I'm at it has been unfortunately very cloudy the last few days, even had a dust storm last night.

[@ForbesPhoto]

Excellent information. Speaking more smoothly by avoiding unnecessary pausing between words and following the standard pauses at punctuation marks will be less distracting and more easy to listen to.

[@scienceoutthere]

It’s a bit of a consequence of using Audition to eliminate pauses. My other videos aren’t so hacky. I just wanted to avoid running into a 20 minute video just because of lots of normal conversational pauses. If I were a bigger channel I could more consistently get away with that!

[@samgamgee7384]

Best Sprite ad ever!

[@scienceoutthere]

Not even sponsored! It’s a reference to another phenomenon I capture and talk about on my channel.

[@jamesmccourt9782]

Maybe it will be here by Valentine's Day...

[@robertsonsid]

Saw the comment this morning using binoculars. It was dim but not best viewing conditions. Not bright enough yet to see without aid.

[@ryanflyhigh36]

Nice!! 🙌🏼😎🤘🏼

[@1TW1-m5i]

Off course, it's looking like being a month of clouds here. Been fine for taking the telescope apart for maintenance, but no good for seeing anything...

[@kiwitrainguy]

I live in Wellington, New Zealand which is Lat. 41 South. Since about the middle of June I have been observing a comet with the naked eye that appears about 10 minutes after the Sun goes below the horizon. It is the third brightest object in the sky (after the Sun and Moon). It has been moving away from the Sun all this time. In June it dropped below the hills at about 5.50pm after the Sun has set at 4.35pm. Now in November (1 hour added on for Summertime) the Sun drops below the hills at about 8 or 8.30 pm and this comet drops below the hills at about 11pm. It is moving at a low angle relative to the Ecliptic but moving towards the South. Can anyone give me some idea as to which one this is?

[@kiwitrainguy]

@Wayne Flanigan Thanks for that Wayne, as I write this it is 8.36pm NZ Summer time and this object has been visible for about 30 minutes, I saw it today at 8.05pm as the Sun was crossing the line of hills in the West. I wonder if it is getting brighter?

[@kiwitrainguy]

It turns out that I am seeing the planet Venus. I've never noticed it this bright before.

[@alexanderemese6083]

Unfortunately, gray clouds come in here in Germany every day. Maybe next week the sky will be clear and the view clear.

[@smbhquasar1527]

Hey sir, space enthusiast here! I just wanna ask if what time will it be visible for people near/very near at the equator like me? Please I really need your response.

[@LaTaverneDuProspecteur]

Dof vernush a skyft zoof los astrolis?

[@ShadowGuitarNight]

Does anyone have any recommendation where would be a good spot to visit to have the best possible viewing of the comet in Southern California? Don't really know of a nice place that is obscured with valleys and mountains and stuff

[@scienceoutthere]

Joshua Tree, Sultan Sea and Death Valley have some dope viewing spots I’ve found. Definitely scout them out.

[@eashwar.s3543]

i am in in southern india which is the best time to see

[@scienceoutthere]

I think the best for you starts around the 17th of December after sunset (looking west) and lasts until the comet fades from view.

[@StuartMorrisKing]

Did it break apart ?, it looks like it , if you have a scop have a look

[@scienceoutthere]

There were rumors a few days ago but things seem to be progressing fine right now. And yes now is the time to look with a scope or binoculars, as it’s juuust now crossing that naked eye threshold.

[@themikeymikechannel2947]

Will it pass by the United States/FLORIDA?????

[@scienceoutthere]

Florida man burns down neighbors house attempting to photograph a comet.

[@blakespower]

is there a summary when you can best view it based on your location? like does NASA have a website

[@scienceoutthere]

That’s why I made this video and why it has chapters! Your best bet to get any more specific is downloading Stellarium and googling how to add the MPC comet database to the viewer.

[@sidwalker6902]

He said floppy disk, 😃 way back when.

[@stingraychua7205]

what app do you use to see which direction the comet will be

[@scienceoutthere]

Stellarium or Cartes du Ciel are my programs of choice. I think the first one has a mobile version.

[@janetwinslow2039]

Thanks for the info. How close will it get to Venus, and if it had come that close to Earth what would it look like?

[@scienceoutthere]

Assuming this comet survives that long-- (Rumors are spreading that the comet might have fragmented and would then be much dimmer by this point) I've seen people suggest mag -10 from Venus. That's not far off a full moon brightness for us. Miss distance will be about 2.5 million miles. About 10 times the distance the Moon is from Earth.

[@janetwinslow2039]

@@scienceoutthere Thank you!

[@stuart207]

The daily mail. National embarrassment 😳 really looking forward to this, my daughter has never seen a comet 🙏

[@yousef_space]

Name music in 1:40

[@scienceoutthere]

I like that one too. audiio.com/roger-stark/ambient-tales/far-beyond-instrumental

[@tangatoto362]

Hey, it’s summer in Australia so I will wait until I hear the hype on the TV news and find the torch, insect repellent, binoculars and go take a look. “Torch” ? Yes , I live in the tropics so outside a night can get interesting. So how long do we have wait until all the religious nut jobs start owning Leonard for nefarious intent 😎. Seriously, thanks for the informative vlog.

[@scienceoutthere]

Oh man i have sooo much fun with the crazies. Check out my "Your Astronomy Sucks" series for some fun. And thank you! At some point I want to spend some serious time in Oz, doing my best to avoid "interesting" things at night.

[@rev_YT4358]

I'm sure I can never see the comet because of clouds

[@scienceoutthere]

Well here’s to better than average luck!

[@rev_YT4358]

@@scienceoutthere but I live in india, so there are millions of clouds😞

[@TNight00]

Wow :)

[@Jobjubi]

Can I see it in California?

[@scienceoutthere]

Look in the morning from ~4th to 12th. Look in the evening after the 12th.

[@ziaahasanrana7629]

Christmas Comet.....ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ

[@OdeMora]

Venus shines like a sackcloth of hair.

[@periurban]

I wonder how the flat Earthers will explain this.

[@Token_Nerd]

YASSS

[@rooxynala841]

Fireball's, comets and a new phenomena, a trail like fireworks, this are all around the world

[@engr.kuyacas]

I hate being from the Philippines when these astronomical events happens 😭😭😭😭

[@scienceoutthere]

You should have a good show around the Venus encounter and beyond! Unless this is a cloudy time of year for you!

[@staysafe1096]

How this impact toward flat earthers? Lol. Can't even imagine it

[@SonoranAstro]

IM PUMPED

[@br00talhonesty]

Hi

[@chuckwaardenburg496]

What's up? Maybe a comet!!

[@FranciscoHernandez-hh7xp]

Did u know there's a demon named Leonard master Leonard

[@shaunjohnson9407]

Where did the moon go last night and the clouds came I tried to take picture I thought wat a shot it would be with them houses wilt the Christmas decorations but that moon whent into a full moon and wouldn't stay still when I zoomed in on itvbut it was olzy quarterly. Lit Updike eclipse

[@shaunjohnson9407]

But I dint know if people can see what i see I hate seeing or thinking what they think but anyway

[@alanheadrick7997]

I looked for it this morning and could not find it. Its looking like a dud.

[@scienceoutthere]

Way too early! It's only mag 6-7 right now and not visible. It's performing well still. Give it a couple more days.

[@ziaahasanrana7629]

Sprite.....ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ

[@wiiliamnoel5250]

why is the moon rolling 180 every 12 hours

[@radiogospelrock3368]

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[@76rjackson]

You need to enunciate Astrophotographer a little more clearly. Thank you for the guidance. I'm looking forward to showing my daughter.

[@RatusMax]

Living in a major city and not being able to see the horizon, seeing the comet was lame. It was like a glowing circle...I couldn't see the damn tail. Cities suck the life out of you...

[@michaelt7435]

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[@chuckwaardenburg496]

Wow ! I thought I was gonna make it through the whole comments section without this.. I was just thinking myself, how come there isn't a brainwashed religious nut job telling me what to do with my life..

[@michaelt7435]

@@chuckwaardenburg496 Who said that you are being told what to do? You have a choice where you want to go. If you decide not to go to Heaven than that is your choice.

[@chuckwaardenburg496]

@@michaelt7435 I'm sorry, Did I solicit this dogmatic dribble of useless information? No!! Is there proof of your particular God or your idea of a mythical heaven? You act as if you know what you're talking about but in reality you're talking out of your ass.. Good day to you..

[@shaunjohnson9407]

Once I seen a huge fire ball in the sky going north boud and anther time I seen a blood moon set nort east and came back up Luke the sun ten minutes later and once I Seen a star shoot from star to star and into the moon it was Ike the moon opened up for a star to land u. It no Li I seen it but nobody was with me like usual yeah I am south of equater in Melbourne Australia best views off stars in Australia go into Northern Territory or in Middle off Australia in tribal.lands and you can see milky way well I can hmm.

[@shaunjohnson9407]

I thought It was a dragons egg

[@Dodge589]

sounds like a dud