wanna see a comet? well
step 1: take a look at the forcast and make sure a night will be clear & no rain
step 2:get a tarp & sleeping bag and suppleis (NO TENT) and go to a place were you can see the sky really well.
step 3: put the tarp on the ground and wait till night to put the sleeping bag
step 4: chill at that place till night then drink a whole bunch of cofee (if your alowed)
step 5:now just get in your sleeping bag on the tarp and watever extra blakets you brought and wait
step 6:you''l see some stars but the sooner or later you'll see a comet (shooting star, make a wish!)
The above steps could be useful to you.. if you want to see a meteor.
Which is way more likely to happen than the sighting of a comet. All you really need to see a meteor is to be in a considerably dark area.. next to the ocean of a big lake works pretty well. The idea is to get away from as much light as possible.
In order to see a comet you generally would need to do some research to try to predict the passing of one (they orbit the sun) and a high quality telescope. Even if you can manage to do these things, comets are very unpredictable they can brighten or fade, lose its tail.. or even gain another, and it can ever break apart all together. Unless you have a connection to NASA it will be very difficult to know which comets are still kicking. If it is something you are really interested in.. try getting in contact with some one from the head of a university with a decent astronomy program.
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asteroids and comets!
Comets are seen as bright, icy bodies that orbit the Sun. When they get closer to the Sun, they release gas and dust in a glowing coma and often develop a tail that points away from the Sun due to solar wind.
Comets can vary in visibility depending on their size and proximity to Earth. Some comets can be easily seen with the naked eye when they pass close to our planet, while others require binoculars or telescopes to observe. So, it can be easy or hard to see a comet depending on these factors.
When you hit it very hard over the head.
Yes,when they are close enough to Earth and it is clear out.
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yes they are stars or moving ones are comets
See related link for a list of periodic and non periodic comets.
when your balls drop
Because there aren't always comets!
Comets travel in highly elliptical orbits. See link for more.
Yes, because comets are so tiny and dim.
No. Planets do not have comets. They are not related to planets. They are just objects flying through space that we can see in the sky.
A telescopetelescopes of course
Usually comets are icy as that is why you see the icy trail, but asteroids can be icy too.
Comets are seen by reflected sunlight. They may be too small, too distant or a combination of both