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Re: (meteorobs) Sender: owner-meteorobs
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Jean-Christophe 'Papou' Millot | Computer and network consultant.
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> De : tpcooper@ilink.nis.za
> A : meteorobs@latrade.com
> Objet : (meteorobs) Sender: owner-meteorobs
> Date : mercredi 5 fivrier 1997 04:22
>
> George, and other Hale-Boppers
>
> >From: GeoZay@aol.com
> >Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 12:23:24 -0500 (EST)
> >Subject: (meteorobs) Hale/Bopp Observation Feb 3 ZAYGE
> >Observing from my Descanso observatory under clear, but windy skies and
a
> >Limiting magnitude of 6.0, the comet looked superb.
>
> Drat, all this talk of Hale-Bopp is making my mouth water. It culminates
> around mid-day here at the moment in the southern hemisphere, so I'm
missing
> the show.
Tim, I feel exactly the same.
I'm off to Germany from Feb 13-23, so I'll see it if the Germans
> arrange nice weather for me (Rainer, please, please...). You guys up
north
> get all the luck (Hyakutake, Hale-Bopp, outbursts of Perseids, Leonids,
> Geminids etc. etc.).
been stuck on the south hemi for a while, I won't see H-B until mid April
or so :-(
>
> This week I'll be doing the alpha Centaurids, and hoping for a
mega-outburst.
>
I hope so. Weather permitting I'll be observing too.
For all lucky northerns, clear skies and keep on flooding us with a bit off
topic but gorgeous reports about H-B. After all comets are the most meteor
related objects.
and for those few who still don't know the adress, put this in your
bookmark :
http://encke.jpl.nasadot gov/RecentObs.html
Charles Morris has already seen a 15+ degree tail !!!
Clear Skies
Jean-Christophe
from now cloudy and southerly New Caledonia (22d16m S, 166d25m E)