[AZ-Observing] Re: Comet Linear & NEAT from RTMC/ASTRO Expo
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:00:41 -0700
At 10:45 -0700 06/02/2004, Rotramel, Rick (AZ77) wrote:
>After it got dark last Friday evening near Big Bear, CA at the conference I
>grabbed the 11x80's for a peek at comet Linear T7. I walked down the
>entrance road to get a clear view to the southwest. After a short search to
>the SW I located it straight down from Regulus in Leo to about a point maybe
>30 degrees up. The coma was about 15', and I saw no tail in the binos.
Thanks for the report Rick,
I've attended a few of the RTMC gatherings and always had a great time.
I'll be off tonight for NY hoping to get in the last two hours of the
Transit of Venus next Tuesday. Wish me luck. The NY weather is pretty
finicky.
Jeff
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