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[AZ-Observing] Re: Colmet Holmes Tuesday night and changes in the Hubble Variable Nebula
- From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:16:33 -0500
---- L Knauth <Knauth@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Also, can anyone compute where the gegenshein was last night (Dec 4)? =
> Lind and I were struck by an unusually distinctive bright glow just off =
> the open end of the Taurus "V", right where NGC 1647 is (only much =
> bigger than 1647)...
Paul,
The Sun's R.A. and Dec. last night were about 16h45m, -22d20'. Since the
Gegenschein is 180 degrees away from that point, it was at 4h45m, +22d20'.
That places it a few degrees north of NGC 1647. It should have been easily
visible from a site such as Hovatter.
Tom
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