Chuck Hards wrote:
After checking a few Websites, it looks like the comet did in fact brighten quite a bit, much more than we noticed at the eyepiece- I think atmospheric extinction, as the comet dropped into the muck, robbed us of the full show. If anyone gets a good clear view tonight, please post your impressions (or images if possible).
A few of us will be going back to SPOC tonight to see how it looks. I'm not advertising this to the public but subscribers to this list are certainly welcome to show up. FYIs: 1) Channel 4 taped a story at SPOC today on last night's events. It will air during the 5:30 and 10:00 news. 2) Jerry Foote emailed me an image her took last night that clearly shows the ejecta cloud. I'm working with him to get it on the web for all to see. 3) The contractor that will be putting up the walls on the Refractor House is at the site today and getting started. Patrick