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Another great talent lost this year. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/leonard-cohen-dead-at-82-w449792

Last night coming home from the Gathering as I came into the apartment complex I noticed 2 stars in the eastern sky. However the one more south, the brighter one didn't look right. It didn't flicker like a normal star. It seemed too big to be a normal star. I know that according to Space.com there is a comet passing us but they stated you would need binoculars to see it due to it's dimness. Yet this mystery star seemed to flicker in a way that made me think it's the comet, brighter than expected. My roommate noticed it looking out our kitchen window. Did anyone else notice this? Anyone have a theory?

I was responding to Kat's comment about it is all legs and voices.

What...it's already posted...?

You need to work on your filming skills. I volunteer to help you learn camera skills.

hehehe...legs...

I'm ok with it.

Usually something that bright would be a planet. But what I saw was twinkling, stars twinkle but planets don't. However since asteroids usually have a rotation, that could explain the odd way it twinkles. Plus the asteroid, when it passed, was closer to us than the moon by about 30,000 miles. Going to see if it's visible tonight and maybe video it.

I just checked on Space.com. Can't find anything about the comet I had read about which is strange because I remember seeing the article. They even said do to the brightness of the moon, you would need to spot it with binoculars because it isn't very bright. Anyway, I did find an article about an asteroid that did a flyby on Nov 8th. So maybe what I am seeing is the asteroid since it's path is moving away from the sun. It could still be close enough to reflect sunlight and would explain the weird twinkling it is doing.

I will be there. I am requesting a card please. Thank you.

Me and the Monchichis will be there. Requesting a card please.