[AZ-Observing] Fw: Fw: Re: Daytime Comet McNaught observation
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- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:47:44 -0700
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"Randy Quiroz"
RANDOLPH QUIROZ JR. Tucson, Arizona
"Astronomy is looking up"
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From: Randolph Quiroz<mailto:randyquiroz@xxxxxxxxx>=20
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>=20
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Fw: Re: Daytime Comet McNaught observation
"Randy Quiroz"
RANDOLPH QUIROZ JR., Tucson Arizona
"Astronomy is looking Up"
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From: Randolph Quiroz
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:38 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AZ-Observing] Daytime Comet McNaught observation
I saw the comet on 1/12/07 during daytime through my 12" reflector =
quite well through cloudy skies & was able to get a half way decent =
digital picture by holding the camera to the eyepiece.
The comet is just above the "01" at the lower right in the picture. =
The black spot in the center is the secondary mirror of the telescope. =
If you can enlarge this picture, it's much better.
"Randy Quiroz"
RANDOLPH QUIROZ JR., Tucson Arizona
"Astronomy is looking Up"
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From: sam@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:sam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:15 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Daytime Comet McNaught observation
I just (approx. 1835 UT, 11:35 a.m. MST) caught a quick glimpse (10 =
seconds=20
or so) of McNaught in 18 x 50 binoculars. I used the side of our house =
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block the Sun and started scanning the sky about 5 degrees east of the =
Sun.=20
This was a midly unsettling process because of the danger of getting too =
close to the Sun. I recommend using extreme caution for anyone else who=20
attempts this because you don't want to ruin your eyes by catching the=20
un --- > the view of the comet isn't worth it, especially with what I =
saw.=20
I could see about 3 - 4 coma diameter's worth of the tail, before the =
clouds=20
obscured the view. There was another break in the clouds a bit later but =
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couldn't re-locate the comet before the, now almost contiguous, layer of =
clouds came in. Still, it was pretty cool to be able to see this in the=20
daytime. I will try tomorrow with a telescope on equatorial mount that I =
can=20
more precisely control the position. Anyone else have a chance to try to =
spot this in the daytime?
Sam Rua
Tucson=20
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