That would have been something to see! After viewing the comet last night, I told my kids about Hale-Bopp and that you could easily see it without binoculars, and they thought that was cool. Let's keep our fingers crossed for what might happen later, with ISON. I don't want to get their hopes up, so I am not telling them much about it. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 12:01 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC I wish you could have seen comet West, Mat. Imagine Hale-Bopp, but 2-1/2 times the apparent size. You'd see the first hints of broad tail start to rise early in the morning, and the nucleus wouldn't rise until hours later. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Hutchings, Mat <mat.hutchings@siemens.com>wrote:
It was comet Hale-Bopp that got me jump started in amateur astronomy. Hopefully this comet and any possibly more spectacular ones in the near future will also spark someone's interest and grow this hobby.
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