The prime time for Lake County residents to view Halley's Comet is between March 10-24. The comet is most visible about an hour and 20 minutes before sunrise, roughly 5 to 5:30 a.m.
Planeterium instructor Michael Ryan offers the following tips:
-- Pick a spot away from brightly illuminated areas, sources of air pollution, and street lights.
-- Look to the east-southeast. Halley's Comet can be located by looking left from the tip of the tail of the constellation Scorpio, then fixing on the constellation Sagittarius, which resembles a teapot. Look to the left of Sagittarius, focusing on a bright spot about 10-degrees above the horizon. (10-degrees can be measured by extending your arm and making a fist. Align the bottom of your fist with the top of the horizon. The length from there to the top of your fist equals about 10 degrees.)