(meteorobs) Comet Machholz
Peter Brunone
peter at brunone.com
Fri Jan 7 03:13:47 EST 2005
Speaking of chagrin,
http://www.chagrinvalleyastronomy.org/c2004q2fc(12-04).jpg
...is no longer there! Any pointers as to a new locator service for us
stellar geography n00bs?
Clear skies (I wish),
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org On Behalf Of George Gliba
On Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 11:31:34AM -0500, Eric Bynum wrote:
> Dear meteorobs.org colleagues:
> In the latest meteor outlook for December, it is stated that
full
> moon occurred on 12/26. This fact is the only reason that I am
aware of
> that could explain the lack of attention being given to the presence
of this
> comet in the vicinity of Orion. I recall seeing an amateur
astronomer's
> photo taken from Austria showing a bluish gas tail & an orange to
yellow
> dust tail emanating from the comet's head. I believe that this photo
was
> available from a link at http://www.msn.com/; unfortunately, I do not
> remember the date on which that hypertext link appeared. Now that
the moon
> is waning, perhaps Machholz will be visible in the southeastern sky at
> northern latitudes after local sunset. (At the time that the
photograph
> from Austria was taken, this phenomenon was described as being of
> fourth
> magnitude.)
Yes. It's been visible to the northern sky for over a month now. It is
also
about 4th magnitude and should be an easy naked-eye object after the
moon
wanes a bit. There is a nice picture it and a nice meteor on the APOD a
few
days ago at:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041222.html
Also, there is a good finder chart at:
http://www.chagrinvalleyastronomy.org/c2004q2fc(12-04).jpg
Clear Skies,
GWG
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