How to Spot Comet Lulin

Below Saturn in the night sky, towards the end of February, comet Lulin will be visible with the naked eye.

Heres a handy guide on finding, not just comet Lulin, but other objects in the Jan / Feb 2009 Northern hemisphere, such as Regulus and Polaris.

Theres also some useful information on Lulin over at skyandtelescope.com

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[TheStarWatchingRock]

Excellent guide! Thank you.

[dunskie]

I saw Saturn clearly and could BARELY make something out next to it with binoculars all night. Hardly spectacular.

Too bad. I almost got frostbite on my fingers.

[hax0rboi]

will i be able to see it next year?

[houzhe1987]

鹿林

[Chrisjr2007]

Did you know that L.A. is light polluted..lol!

[Chrisjr2007]

I found it 5 times already!

[emixam101]

I got it NAKED EYE on Febuary 22nd !!! Bu I have try to see it again Naked eye on Febuary 25th and 26th, but nothing !

[titodelibero]

..so Regulus is in the Leo constellation.. kewl ^ ^

[ubtalking2jz]

nulin ?

[itsjustmacker]

Thank You, that is the best video i have seen to date, which allows me, a complete novice, to look at the sky this evening, in the U.K., with nothing more than a pair of binoculars and hope to see Nulin.

Regards

Hugh

[atomdongle]

well the chem trails were in full force 2 days ago and now its clouds, cant see anything

[flashoftruth]

i think the problem (besides light pollution) is that many may be expecting to see a comet that 'looks like the pictures'. right now it is difficult to see even with a pair of binoculars. it looks like a tiny cotton blob and i live in maine. but as of this evening at 1am it is about 2/3 of the way between saturn and regulus. there is a semi bright star in that area. find that star in your binoculars, down and to the left is another fainter star. just to the left of that is lulin. good luck.