Martz-Kohl Observatory

Martz-Kohl Observatory

2 months ago

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) is 2021’s best and brightest comet. It’s a great comet to view with binoculars, in the sky before sunup now for Northern Hemisphere observers, soon to be in the evening sky. Attached to this post are a morning and evening location maps for Comet Leonard for the next month. Member, Tom Traub, created the sky maps and commentary.

With sunset at 4:40pm at azimuth 238 the Sun will be 5 degrees below the horizion at 5:10 PM at that time the comet will be 8.5 degrees up at azimuth 258 by 5:36 PM the comet will only be 4 degrees above the horizion at azimuth 261. As each day progresses the comet moves south and a little higher bt the 15th it will be 6.2 degrees altituze at azimuth 237. The morning of the 12th is really the last good time to see the comet. The nucleus of the comet rises at 6:01am by 6:22AM it will be 4 degrees up at azimuth 95 by 6:58 it will be 10 degrees high at azimuth 101 and the sun is 6 degrees below the horizion. On the 13 the comet will be only 1.5 degrees above the horizion at the same time. Currently the brightness is estimated at Magnitude +4.5 with a several degree long tail. ... See MoreSee Less