I don't know if this is the right forum for my question.

[wnylib]

When looking up information on the recent solar eclipse, I came across references to a couple of comets that would be visible this spring or summer.

Does anybody know what the comets are, when and where they would appear, bow visible they would be, and for how long?

I remember seeing the Hale-Bopp comet, clearly visible with its tail, for quite a few nights. I know that not all comets are so clearly visible, but I wonder about comets for this spring and summer.

[elleng]

1. Saw a pic of one today, not sure where.

12P/Pons-Brooks: An evening comet visible in binoculars. ...
13P/Olbers: An evening comet visible in small telescopes. ...
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS): An evening comet visible in small telescopes. ...
C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS): A morning comet visible in small telescopes at a dark site, or a 6-inch (15 cm) under a country sky.

[wnylib]

2. Thanks. I don't have a telescope and my

binoculars are not powerful enough to see a comet. I was hoping that any comets this spring and summer would be visible with the naked eye.

[usonian]

3. Here's an article with charts.

https://earthsky.org/tonight/observable-comets-in-2024/

You'll have to turn off JavaScript in your browser to get past the nag.
I'm looking to see if it's archived less the nag.

Here: this works well.
https://archive.ph/QE5IJ

Even if you can't see the comet(s), the charts are nice, so enjoy whatever is visible to you.


Here's the short of 2024:


Magnitude 4.4 should be visible, and October could be spectacular.
Get a nice camera!

[wnylib]

4. Great. Thanks.