I'm looking forward to the Moon, Mars, Venus trio on Jan. 31. Mary S.
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On Jan 15, 2017, at 5:47 PM, Nick Monkman <nmonkman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey everyone! Not doing much observing lately...something about frigid
temps, snow, ice, etc. But don't despair...spring is coming.
One of my first targets this year will be a comet, namely Comet
45P-Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova. It is currently between Earth and the Sun and
should be visible again in early February - this time in the early morning. I
attempted to observe this with binoculars a couple of weeks ago as it faded
into evening twilight - didn't have much luck. This time I'll be ready with
my 80mm scope. It will have faded to about Mag 8, but I'm hoping to still
see something!
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Beyond that I'm really hoping to get a good look at Orion as temperatures
warm up a bit - it's been awhile.
What about you?
Nick