The comet will continue its trek behind the Sun until October 10th.Then, it starts to ellipse itself out away from the Sun, coming within 70 million miles of Earth on October 14th. Â
So, how do you find this thing?Â
Step one: find a clear Southwestern horizon near you. During the first few nights of its apparition in the night sky, it will be slightly left of where the Sun appeared to set. You can use an object along that horizon to mark where the Sun descended into twilight.Â
Step two: go out about 30 minutes after the apparent Sunset, and look for bright Venus in the sky to the left of Sundown. Draw an imaginary line between the Sundown point and Venus. On October 12th, the comet will be along that line segment, near the Sundown point. After October 22nd, the comet is predicted to dim below what you can expect to see with your unaided eye.
