Comet 15x brighter than moon coming soon

[Troll_Whisperer]

happydolphin said:

Troll_Whisperer said:

SvennoJ said:
It might be 15x brighter but will it actually cast shadows at night? It's probably still only a bright pinprick, while the moon is quite large.

So November 2013, the launch of Xbox comet.

The moon itself casts very defined and noticeble shadows at night, you'll notice if you go to an area with low artificial illumination.

If you mean in a city, then I don't know but 15x is a lot, I'm guessing you should see shadows unless you're close to a street light.

Yeah, but what I'm wondering, is the 15x the value after the distance is considered? Because it can be 15x brighter, but 15x farther too, making it dimmer. Then if it's smaller like Svenno is saying, it makes it even less visible.

The article says it will be clearly visible during the day, so it must be pretty bright. The moon is just barely visible during the (sunny) day.