Comet Hartley 2 is so close to Earth that it can be spotted with a small telescope, and astronomer Bulldog Adams drew attention to InfoRádio.
He added: “Soon it will approach the sun, and a lot of gases and volatile materials will be released from inside the comet, and it will emit columns. This can be seen, but no one should expect us to notice it with the naked eye.” confirmed.
He said that there are actually a lot of comets, which are “fake planetary formations”, and there are many of them at the edge of the solar system, and there are also many in the asteroid belt, but few of them are amazing; What you’re seeing now returns to the same point during its rotation every 6 and a half years.
“However, there are celestial bodies that produce phenomena that can be seen with the naked eye, the last time we saw them in 2020. For some reason, they are seen more often from the southern hemisphere.”
It is worth looking for this comet between September 6 and 22 in the direction of the constellation Persians and the Chariot, and from the middle of the month it will not be disturbed by the moon, which will not be completed until the 29th, “producing” strong light pollution.
If you want to be sure, visit the Swabian Observatory on September 16. Experts will help you find the comet, and viewers “just have to be amazed,” astronomer Adam Bulldog recommended on InfoRádio.
