Good view of Comet NEOWISE in MA

July 14, 2020 7:31 AM

I'm looking for locations in Massachusetts (I'm in Metrowest) with a good view to the Northwest and reasonably dark skies.

I had a look from my street last night, but I'm pretty sure I couldn't see down to 10° from the horizon.

Dark Sky has me pretty well covered for the light pollution part, but New England is so covered in trees that it's hard to see the horizon away from the coast, and the state parks all close at dusk AFAIK. I guess Gloucester or P-Town are likely to be the best bets, but I'd like to know if there's somewhere inland, and hopefully closer.

posted by rhamphorhynchus to Science & Nature (3 answers total)

Response by poster: Shoot, we went to Wingaersheek Beach tonight, where there was just enough cloud to stop us seeing it, and then we got booted out by the cops...
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 8:39 PM on July 15, 2020

I was able to see it from an apartment roof in Cambridgeport with a pair of binoculars, so as long as you have visibility in the right direction and reasonably clear skies, the light pollution is manageable.
posted by ChuraChura at 11:53 AM on July 16, 2020 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: (To answer my own question) I managed to see it through binoculars from Bose Mountain, but there were a lot of bright lights around that made it hard to get any dark adaptation.
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 6:43 AM on July 20, 2020