The Great Christmas Comet of 2011, 2011 W3 (Lovejoy) |
The Great Christmas Comet of 2011, 2011 W3 (Lovejoy) |
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Dec 2 2011, 09:59 PM
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http://sungrazer.nrl.navy.mil/index.php?p=.../birthday_comet
Possible very bright sungrazing comet coming mid December - Comet Lovejoy C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) Information in the link above. |
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Dec 20 2011, 06:59 PM
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Latest today from comet-ml mailing list:
QUOTE Hi all, I observed Lovejoy this morning from Woolbrook, NSW, i am so excited, at 4am AEDST i took an image of the Eastern horizon and upon looking at the image i noticed a thin "search beam" like extension pointing up from the SE, tilted a little to the North. I looked with my naked eye and saw what appeared to be headlights of a car near my horizon but it didn't seems to move, long story short....the tail i measured over the next 50 mins was nearly 15 degrees long and in moonlight! Clouds not long intervened at dawn and i tried for the comet head but saw nothing in my 10" dob. Images to follow! Cheers, Chris Wyatt Walcha, NSW Australia The comet, as expected, is getting more prominent as it starts to move out of the morning twilight. The thread title is "The SOHO Birthday Comet", but I think a better name would be "The Great Christmas Comet of 2011", since with the new moon on December 24th, viewing conditions should greatly improve just in time for Christmas. Not to mention that by then it should be well clear of the morning twilight, and significantly closer to Earth with a better viewing geometry. |
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