FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: McNaught tonight (Monday) ?

[Jeremy Perez <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Great shot, Tom. I finally managed to see it this evening from  
Switzer Mesa. It took about ten minutes of scanning the twilight with  
10x50 binoculars before I finally spotted the blunt coma and graceful  
tail. I wish I was able to break away from work early enough to set  
up my telescope, because it was definitely a beauty. After a cell  
phone call and suggestion from Bill Ferris, I put on my stargazing  
glasses and was able to pick out the coma naked eye. It's too bad  
it's buried so firmly in the twilight. Sketches and my own attempt at  
a photo can be found at the link below:

http://www.perezmedia.net/beltofvenus/archives/000634.html

Jeremy Perez
Flagstaff, AZ
http://beltofvenus.perezmedia.net


On Jan 8, 2007, at 9:59 PM, Tom Polakis wrote:

> After two shutouts, Jenn and saw it tonight with 10x30mm binos and  
> a 70mm Pronto from Tempe Butte, slightly above the crud.
>
> I guess it's a great comet for being magnitude -1.  It's not the  
> comet's fault that it is so close to the sun.  Of course the  
> ultimate arbiter to decide whether or not it's a great comet is  
> John Bortle, so it's his call, really.
>
> Tom
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