Nice crowd at spoc tonight. A few thin clods but mostly clear, The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan and Siegfried's refractor. Looking better as it gets darker. patrick
Yep. We saw it in the telescopes, the finders, in binoculars ald as it got darker naked eye. I was only able to see it naked eye by looking along the telescope tube. I would not have just picked it out. It's by no means a great comet, not even a good comet but it is a comet and now I have seen it. I went out to SPOC with my brother-in-law, George Van Komen. We had a good time. Later Kurt Fisher picked out Messier A & B on the Moon. I had not paid attention to them so it was a real treat. Thanks Kurt. Sig On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Nice crowd at spoc tonight.
A few thin clods but mostly clear,
The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan and Siegfried's refractor.
Looking better as it gets darker.
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I agree. I have seen it, is about the best I can say about that little comet. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Siegfried Jachmann <siegfried@jachmann.org> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC Yep. We saw it in the telescopes, the finders, in binoculars ald as it got darker naked eye. I was only able to see it naked eye by looking along the telescope tube. I would not have just picked it out. It's by no means a great comet, not even a good comet but it is a comet and now I have seen it. I went out to SPOC with my brother-in-law, George Van Komen. We had a good time. Later Kurt Fisher picked out Messier A & B on the Moon. I had not paid attention to them so it was a real treat. Thanks Kurt. Sig On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Nice crowd at spoc tonight.
A few thin clods but mostly clear,
The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan and Siegfried's refractor.
Looking better as it gets darker.
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Not great, but surely better than just "I've seen it". Last night (Sunday) it really was quite nice. Respectable tail with visible detail, bright coma. Certainly the best comet I've seen since Holmes some 5 years ago. And you have to go back to the 90s to find something better than that. patrick Sent from my iPad On Mar 18, 2013, at 23:42, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
I agree. I have seen it, is about the best I can say about that little comet. -- Joe
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Yep. We saw it in the telescopes, the finders, in binoculars ald as it got darker naked eye. I was only able to see it naked eye by looking along the telescope tube. I would not have just picked it out. It's by no means a great comet, not even a good comet but it is a comet and now I have seen it. I went out to SPOC with my brother-in-law, George Van Komen. We had a good time. Later Kurt Fisher picked out Messier A & B on the Moon. I had not paid attention to them so it was a real treat. Thanks Kurt.
Sig
I have to disagree about how good Pan-STARRS is, at least in my experience. Comet McNaught in January 2007 was far better than Pan-STARRS. I was able to see it by naked eye and photograph it above Salt Lake Valley at dusk, but I was only able to see Pan-STARRS once from SPOC and it was just barely naked-eye. McNaught was easily seen without aid, including tail and coma. Another comet I saw that also was easily visible with the naked-eye and was much than Pan-STARRS was Ikeya-Zhang of March 2002. If I search my notes I may be able to find others. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC Not great, but surely better than just "I've seen it". Last night (Sunday) it really was quite nice. Respectable tail with visible detail, bright coma. Certainly the best comet I've seen since Holmes some 5 years ago. And you have to go back to the 90s to find something better than that. patrick Sent from my iPad On Mar 18, 2013, at 23:42, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
I agree. I have seen it, is about the best I can say about that little comet. -- Joe
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Yep. We saw it in the telescopes, the finders, in binoculars ald as it got darker naked eye. I was only able to see it naked eye by looking along the telescope tube. I would not have just picked it out. It's by no means a great comet, not even a good comet but it is a comet and now I have seen it. I went out to SPOC with my brother-in-law, George Van Komen. We had a good time. Later Kurt Fisher picked out Messier A & B on the Moon. I had not paid attention to them so it was a real treat. Thanks Kurt.
Sig
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I agree that Pan-STARRS is not a spectacular comet by any stretch. Though as I observed it with my family Sunday night and last night, it was real hard not to be excited about it by seeing how curious and interested they were. Those of my family who saw it those nights are not as "seasoned" as I am as night sky watchers, and have not seen other significant comets. 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. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:06 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC I have to disagree about how good Pan-STARRS is, at least in my experience. Comet McNaught in January 2007 was far better than Pan-STARRS. I was able to see it by naked eye and photograph it above Salt Lake Valley at dusk, but I was only able to see Pan-STARRS once from SPOC and it was just barely naked-eye. McNaught was easily seen without aid, including tail and coma. Another comet I saw that also was easily visible with the naked-eye and was much than Pan-STARRS was Ikeya-Zhang of March 2002. If I search my notes I may be able to find others. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC Not great, but surely better than just "I've seen it". Last night (Sunday) it really was quite nice. Respectable tail with visible detail, bright coma. Certainly the best comet I've seen since Holmes some 5 years ago. And you have to go back to the 90s to find something better than that. patrick Sent from my iPad On Mar 18, 2013, at 23:42, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
I agree. I have seen it, is about the best I can say about that little comet. -- Joe
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Yep. We saw it in the telescopes, the finders, in binoculars ald as it got darker naked eye. I was only able to see it naked eye by looking along the telescope tube. I would not have just picked it out. It's by no means a great comet, not even a good comet but it is a comet and now I have seen it. I went out to SPOC with my brother-in-law, George Van Komen. We had a good time. Later Kurt Fisher picked out Messier A & B on the Moon. I had not paid attention to them so it was a real treat. Thanks Kurt.
Sig
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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.
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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Maybe I'm just suffering from a case of embellished memory but it sure seems like I remember a night at SPOC in the 90s when we saw a comet that stretched most of the way across the sky. Anyone remember that? patrick Sent from my iPad On Mar 19, 2013, at 10:00, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
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.
You're having a Senior moment. It never happened. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Maybe I'm just suffering from a case of embellished memory but it sure seems like I remember a night at SPOC in the 90s when we saw a comet that stretched most of the way across the sky.
Anyone remember that?
patrick
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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.
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Hyakutake. About 98, IIRC. On Mar 19, 2013 6:31 PM, "Patrick Wiggins" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Maybe I'm just suffering from a case of embellished memory but it sure seems like I remember a night at SPOC in the 90s when we saw a comet that stretched most of the way across the sky.
Anyone remember that?
patrick
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On Mar 19, 2013, at 10:00, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
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.
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100+ degree long tail! On Mar 19, 2013 6:37 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Hyakutake. About 98, IIRC. On Mar 19, 2013 6:31 PM, "Patrick Wiggins" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Maybe I'm just suffering from a case of embellished memory but it sure seems like I remember a night at SPOC in the 90s when we saw a comet that stretched most of the way across the sky.
Anyone remember that?
patrick
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On Mar 19, 2013, at 10:00, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
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.
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This is just cruel. A perfectly clear sky- except for building cirrus right where the comet will be after sundown.
I started to drive out to SPOC but turned around because of those darned clouds. My son says they are bad at Antelope Island too. ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC This is just cruel. A perfectly clear sky- except for building cirrus right where the comet will be after sundown.
I lucked out this time. Right at sunset, the west cleared-off completely from my house in Granger. I've had pristine views. The comet is noticeably dimmer than it was a week ago, but slightly higher in a darker sky, so that's some compensation. I can't quite be sure of seeing it naked-eye anymore, as I could last week. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in three, four days, when the approaching weather system has moved out again. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com>wrote:
I started to drive out to SPOC but turned around because of those darned clouds. My son says they are bad at Antelope Island too.
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I do not want to hear about it. Dang. No luck in riverton Mark ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC I lucked out this time. Right at sunset, the west cleared-off completely from my house in Granger. I've had pristine views. The comet is noticeably dimmer than it was a week ago, but slightly higher in a darker sky, so that's some compensation. I can't quite be sure of seeing it naked-eye anymore, as I could last week. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in three, four days, when the approaching weather system has moved out again. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com>wrote:
I started to drive out to SPOC but turned around because of those darned clouds. My son says they are bad at Antelope Island too.
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Yes, certainly dimmer than it has been. Nice view in the refractor and even the finder and the clouds stayed away but like I say the comet has faded. patrick Sent from my iPad On Mar 19, 2013, at 20:51, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I lucked out this time. Right at sunset, the west cleared-off completely from my house in Granger. I've had pristine views.
The comet is noticeably dimmer than it was a week ago, but slightly higher in a darker sky, so that's some compensation. I can't quite be sure of seeing it naked-eye anymore, as I could last week.
It will be interesting to see what it looks like in three, four days, when the approaching weather system has moved out again.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com>wrote:
I started to drive out to SPOC but turned around because of those darned clouds. My son says they are bad at Antelope Island too.
I finally nabbed it about 8:35 in my 15x70's down here in Lindon. It's faint, but lovely actually. I can imagine if it were high in the sky and sans moonlight, it would be very pretty. Anyway, it was worth the effort, IMO. /R ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC I lucked out this time. Right at sunset, the west cleared-off completely from my house in Granger. I've had pristine views. The comet is noticeably dimmer than it was a week ago, but slightly higher in a darker sky, so that's some compensation. I can't quite be sure of seeing it naked-eye anymore, as I could last week. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in three, four days, when the approaching weather system has moved out again. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com>wrote:
I started to drive out to SPOC but turned around because of those darned clouds. My son says they are bad at Antelope Island too.
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So glad you were finally rewarded with a look, Rich! On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
I finally nabbed it about 8:35 in my 15x70's down here in Lindon. It's faint, but lovely actually. I can imagine if it were high in the sky and sans moonlight, it would be very pretty. Anyway, it was worth the effort, IMO.
We had that too here at spoc but appears to have cleared. Spotted the comet a few minutes ago. Waiting for it to get dark. patrick On Mar 19, 2013, at 19:02, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
This is just cruel.
A perfectly clear sky- except for building cirrus right where the comet will be after sundown. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Perfect from here! On Mar 19, 2013 8:16 PM, "Patrick Wiggins" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
We had that too here at spoc but appears to have cleared.
Spotted the comet a few minutes ago. Waiting for it to get dark.
patrick
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This is just cruel.
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Well you need to see so so comets to see the great ones. You never really know.
I agree. I have seen it, is about the best I can say about that little
comet. -- Joe
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Yep. We saw it in the telescopes, the finders, in binoculars ald as it got darker naked eye. I was only able to see it naked eye by looking along the telescope tube. I would not have just picked it out. It's by no means a great comet, not even a good comet but it is a comet and now I have seen it. I went out to SPOC with my brother-in-law, George Van Komen. We had a good time. Later Kurt Fisher picked out Messier A & B on the Moon. I had not paid attention to them so it was a real treat. Thanks Kurt.
Sig
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Nice crowd at spoc tonight.
A few thin clods but mostly clear,
The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan and Siegfried's refractor.
Looking better as it gets darker.
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On 3/18/2013 8:29 PM, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
Nice crowd at spoc tonight.
A few thin clods but mostly clear,
The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan and Siegfried's refractor.
Looking better as it gets darker.
patrick I hope you told those clods that they won't be welcome next time...
Norm
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