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10. More specifically, if you have access to Stellarium, you can track the comet after adding its . . .
Tue Sep 5, 2023, 12:59 PM
Sep 2023

. . . orbital elements.

It seems that, if conditions are clear, the comet might be visible at about 5:55 a.m. Central Daylight Time. It seems to rise at roughly the same time as Venus rises, but the comet will be about 20 degrees north of Venus's location. So, when Venus is above due East, the comet should be about 16 degrees above that eastern horizon and 20 degrees to the north (or to the left) of Venus. The Sun is about 26 degrees below the comet, so you won't have a lot of time before things become too bright to see the comet: maybe until about 6:10 a.m., before it is impossible to pick out with a superzoom camera. I don't know if it will be visible to the naked eye tomorrow morning (06 Sept 2023) or not. [You can track all of this yourself with Stellarium, if you get used to its interface.]

Anyway, if you can download Stellarium and install it, it is a great program and it's free:



Good luck, if you intend to go out to see the comet over the next week.

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