[AZ-Observing] No Comets seen this morning-Wed
- From: "Steve Coe" <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:01:46 -0700
Howdy all;
I made my way out of Phoenix, Arizona to a spot about 30 miles north of
central Phoenix (Table Mesa Road) in the hopes of seeing either Comet Bradfield
and/or Comet LINEAR in the morning twilight. I never saw either, using naked
eye, 8X42 binoculars or my new 4 inch Orion RFT refractor with a 30mm Ultima
eyepiece; I never caught a glimpse of either comet. I searched until sunrise.
The horizon was clear, the aircraft that passed that part of the sky left
fairly short contrails.
So, has anyone seen either of these comets? Seeing Comet Bradfield on the SOHO
satellite image display does NOT count ;-) Particularly, has anyone seen
LINEAR from mid-northern latitudes?
Clear Skies;
Steve Coe
Author "Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist"
Saguaro Astronomy Club website
www.saguaroastro.org
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