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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Jan 3 2012, 11:23 PM
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Comet-ml post #19202 by Robert McNaught:
QUOTE Fully dark adapted and the comet higher, the best I could do was trace the tail to 30 deg from the head. However this was only ~25 degrees of tail to the naked eye with averted vision, not including about 5 degrees of tail nearest the head that was invisible. Above the false cross it was possibly present, but occasional glimpses could just as easily have been stars. To direct vision perhaps over 10 degrees was weakly visible, centered around 10 degrees from the head.
Cheers, Rob |
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