5 Jul
2005
5 Jul
'05
1:36 p.m.
Chuck Hards wrote:
I agree with Guy. A 1.75 magnitude gain on nothing is still nothing. Visually this was a non-event, even in a 32-inch telescope.
I beg to differ. Granted, SL-9 was easier to see but we did see an obvious difference in the pre and post impact view, a difference caused by the first time humans have "touched" a comet nucleus. Patrick