Update: 12/7/2021: Leonard’s Comet will be closest to Earth at 21 million miles away on December 12. The best viewing times currently are still in the morning, but the comet’s brightness is unpredictable and it may have already had its brightest days. After the 17th, the comet will be best viewed in the evening, and come January the comet will no longer be visible in North America. Check out a few photos of the comet from this week.
Leonard’s comet, expected to be the brightest comet this year, should be the next sky sighting on your bucket list. The moon has been keeping this comet washed out as it is much brighter than the space rock. There’s been conflicting reports on social media over the past few days that the comet might have even disintegrated. Fear not: Leonard’s Comet is still there and was bright enough to be seen on cameras and through telescopes on Thursday, and it should remain bright enough to be seen over the next few weeks.
