[AZ-Observing] Re: Still More Comet McNaught Photos (and a movie)
- From: "Neville Cole" <nevillecole@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:26:39 -0700
I saw it from my neighborhood over in Litchfield Park for the first time
tonight. Quite a bonus considering the way the weather forecasts have been
sounding.
Anyways, I was using 7 X 50 binocs and thought the nucleus appeared as a
short length (perpendicular to the horizon) a couple times, rather than a
more stellar looking point. Frank, maybe we were seeing something
similar...
The tail appeared to be a couple degrees long, and I would estimate the
nucleus was mag -2.
Tom, what's this "forward scattering event" you mentioned? Not that we're
going to actually get to see it (again with the continuing poor weather
forecast).
- Neville
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From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
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To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Still More Comet McNaught Photos (and a movie)
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 0:10:34 -0500
We had the best views yet from Tempe Butte tonight. Jenn swept it up in the
10x30mm binos only about five minutes after sunset.
Along with several photos is a time-lapse animated GIF of four images of the
comet setting over the Estrellas.
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/mcnaught0107
If the forward-scattering event really does begin tomorrow, it may be
brighter still. It will be only one degree lower, and directly above the
sun, with the tail pointing straight up.
Tom
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