Here’s how to see Comet Leonard in Vancouver

This month will likely be the last chance for humans to see a 70,000-year-old comet before its orbit ejects it from our solar system.

Comet Leonard is recently discovered and A special shining piece of rock and ice rushes through space. The comet is expected to sweep close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye several different times this month, the closest being on December 6. However, a local photographer managed to take a picture of her even earlier.

Rob Lyons is a photographer and member of the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. we are in Vancouver is great He showcased his work before when he captured the aurora borealis shimmering over the city earlier this year.

Lyons had an early start this week in order to catch the comet but he sounded the alarm.

“I was excited,” Lions He recently wrote on his Instagram page. “Clear skies have been a rarity lately and comets are so much more. I got dressed and carried my gear up to the surface only to be met with clouds. My weather apps promised some evacuation around 5am so I set everything up and waited for the sky to be clear. The moment they separated. In it, they set out on my shooting plan and I went back to bed.”

After letting his gear run, he’s managed to capture an amazing shot of the comet but he’s hoping to get another before the end of 2021.

“Comet Leonard is on its way around the Sun and will get brighter during December through early January and will be visible to cameras and binoculars and maybe even with the naked eye, if the clouds ever break!” Lyons Books.

According to a report by NPRIf you can find the Big Dipper, you can find Comet Leonard on Monday, December 6 at about 5 a.m. by following the curve of the Big Dipper past the end of the handle.

“The comet will be about half the width of the fist clenched to the left,” NPR wrote. “You might spot it with the naked eye, but you’ll most likely need an endoscope [or] telescope”.

If you miss December 6, your next chance to see the comet will be the evening of December 17.

“This time, look for Venus in the southwest. The planet is the brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon. The comet will be between Venus and the horizon.”

For the best chances of viewing the comet, you may want to get out of town and away from any light pollution.