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Index of Subjects Darn! Thanks Sherman. JS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherman Williams" <sherm@glinx.com> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Comet McNaught a lovely comet to see > Jamie, > > By now you have probably read Pat Kelly's message. This comet show is > pretty much over for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. I had hoped > to try the daytime view that was possible on Saturday and Sunday but > cloud over Nova Scotia prevented that from happening. I doubt that the > comet will be bright enough for any further very rare daytime viewing by > the time the current weather system passes. About the only current > viewing we can participate in now is the SOHO site. I see that the comet > is still in the C3 camera range with Mercury ( > http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html ), however, even > that will be over within the next 24 hours. There are a number of > interesting photographs of the comet (about 7 or 8 pages worth, that one > can access), shared on the Space Weather comet gallery ( > http://www.spaceweather.com ). > > Even though Comet McNaught was first discovered last August, comet > performance is difficult to predict, so, expectations are always guarded. > It was Comet McNaught's, surprising brightness just before Jan 7th, that > made us take notice. Adding to the observing challenge is the > unpredictability of weather and the narrow window of observing time when > comets put on their best performances. The performance stage hugs sunrise > and sunset (solar heating when comets near the Sun is one of the > important ingredients). > > Sherman Williams > sherm@glinx.com > website: http://www.glinx.com/~sherm > > > > On 14-Jan-07, at 12:56 PM, Jamie Simpson wrote: > >> Sherman >> >> How long will we have to get a chance to view this comet? >> >> JS >> >> > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.11/627 - Release Date: 1/15/2007 > 7:54 AM >
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