[AZ-Observing] Comet Machholz near the Pleiades
- From: "Steve Coe" <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 01:28:26 -0700
Howdy all;
I just took a quick look at Comet Machholz near the Pleiades. I can see
the comet, just barely, with the naked eye from my backyard near 7th
Street and Thunderbird in Phoenix. I can see 6 stars of the cluster and
the comet is more easily seen with averted vision, so when I look at the
Pleiades, the comet stands out nicely. Seeing as how I can't see the
Andromeda galaxy from my backyard, I will guess that the comet's overall
magnitude is 3 to 3.5.
Using a pair of 8X42 binoculars provides a very nice view. The comet
shows a nice bright center and it is a bit greenish, even in this poor a
viewing situation. I look forward to some photographs of this nice
comet and I hope to take a few of my own this weekend. We shall see.
Clear Skies to us all;
Steve Coe
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