[nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

We went to minnie waters on boxing day , but didn’t see the comet again until 
thursday  morning 
It was  still quite bright , I took a couple of shots with  my film camera (BW 
to ) off the beach , not sure if they will turn out .


From: Corona Australis 
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 1:55 PM
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

Tis the reason I've decided to take a break from real astronomy… sh*t weather 
that doesn't allow

me to enjoy the wonderful skies above. It seems I pretty much missed out on the 
good bits to this 

comet although the bit I did see looked excellent all the same. Would have love 
to have a real

shot at imaging this one. 

 

Rob

 

From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Glen Cozens
Sent: Thursday, 29 December 2011 7:52 AM
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

 

The comet is fainter than the Norma Star Cloud now. I put this on IIS. 
"The tail is about 26 degrees long this morning. It is hard to tell where it 
ends because the tail ends in front of the milky way. 
It is easy to see the tail to the right of alpha Cen, and the tail can be seen 
to the tight of beta Cen, but that is not easy. The comet is fading. I observed 
with 7x50 binoculars, moving them back and forth across the tail. "
Glen

On 28 December 2011 19:41, Corona Australis <corona_australis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

Hey Odille,

 

Should be as an attachment. This list is set to allow up to 5mg attachments. 
Are you

sure your email client isn't set to strip them… can be a security feature on 
some 

clients.

 

Btw, love your Lovejoy pic too

 

Rob

 

From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Odille Esmonde-Morgan
Sent: Wednesday, 28 December 2011 7:04 PM


To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

 

Are we supposed to be able to see photos on this?  I can’t see anyone’s photos, 
it’s very frustratiung.


Odille Esmonde-Morgan & Warwick Lawson
Terranora NSW 2486

Gallery: http://analog6.redbubble.com
Blog: http://odillesphotos.wordpress.com/
Business: odille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

analog6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx






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From: Corona Australis <corona_australis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: <nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:45:38 +1100
To: <nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

no prob's… Yup! sure is amazing… and more it didn't hit us lol
 
how about this for a close call….
 
Rob
 

From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of judith stella
Sent: Wednesday, 28 December 2011 9:09 AM
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

Thanks for the photos Rob - really glad you saw it - it is so beautiful and 
just so amazing. What an extraordinary universe we live in...
Judith 


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From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Corona Australis
Sent: Wednesday, 28 December 2011 8:02 AM
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy
Cheers Glen,
 
It was a lot fainter than I expected but still impressive all the same. Here 
are 
a couple of photos. The street light in one photo is the street light out front 
of the French restaurant up near the lookout. 
 
Rob
 
 

From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Corona Australis
Sent: Wednesday, 28 December 2011 5:21 AM
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

finally got to see it, took a few snaps nothing really spectacular. But naked
eye was excellent. Beautiful and clear up on the Plateau this morning.
 
I'll try and post a photo later after I try and clean them up a little.
 
Rob
 

From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Corona Australis
Sent: Tuesday, 27 December 2011 11:55 AM
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

clouded out here.
Rob
 
From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Glen Cozens
Sent: Tuesday, 27 December 2011 6:55 AM
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

Thanks Odille.
Glen

On 27 December 2011 06:33, Odille Esmonde-Morgan <analog6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

Hi All

I finally caught the comet on film yesterday, and yes, the tail is amazing.  
You can see the pic on my blog at http://odillesphotos.wordpress.com/ 
<http://odillesphotos.wordpress.com/> - the tail is faint but I was very 
chuffed to finally see the comet properly (I’ve been up at 2.30 most mornings 
hoping for holes in those darned clouds)!

Cheers, Odille

Odille Esmonde-Morgan & Warwick Lawson
Terranora NSW 2486

Gallery: http://analog6.redbubble.com <http://analog6.redbubble.com> 
Blog: http://odillesphotos.wordpress.com/ <http://odillesphotos.wordpress.com/> 
Business: odille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://odille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

analog6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://analog6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 


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From: Glen Cozens <cozens3@xxxxxxxxx <http://cozens3@xxxxxxxxx> >
Reply-To: <nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:51:00 +1100


To: <nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
Subject: [nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy

Saw the comet this morning from Gibralter Rd. Clifton about 35 km west of 
Tenterfield with 12x60 binocs.
The naked eye tail was 28 degrees long. AMAZING! The comet was brighter than 
the Norma star cloud.
Lovejoy will be in front of the Milky Way tomorrrow.

Also saw LJ yesterday from Tenterfiel airport but the head was lost in the haze 
and light pollution above Tenterfield.

Used the 16" last night, great views. NGC 1365 was a easy Z shape and I keep 
seeing galaxies I have never seen before.
Glen

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