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Our new book, Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526856/>, is finally available. We intended to do this book soon...
... 2FHolmes;orb=1;cov=0;log=0#orb ... Thanks. I saw that yesterday, after you posted, but had not noticed the sliders. Today, I saw what they can do! WOW!...
... Yup - FINALLY a good use of our tax dollars =-) ... I thought it passed through perihelion in May of this year, implying that after that, it is moving away...
... If we use the assumptions made in my post #30091 (assumptions that may be utter garbage since I got my degree in astrophysics only five minutes before ...
... Yep. What I was thinking was that 1. With an orbit not all THAT elliptical, and 2. With a period of 7 years, and we're only half a year past perihelion, ...
... 17P/Holmes will be visible? ... I would think there would be no telling...you know how fickle comets are...bright predictions often don't pan out, and then...
... For example, if you figure that it will be no fun to look at in binoculars when its surface brightness has decreased to 1/9th of what it is now, you have...
All, I won't risk violating this forum's rules or any applicable copyright laws by pasting links or text, but if you look at USA Today for this date (Nov. 2)...
I've really been enjoying this comet. In the evening in the NE usually viewing with 10x40 binoculars or 76mm APO. And then 8 hours later at 6am naked eye high...
... I just came across an even better one at http://spaceweather.com/comets/holmes/02nov07/Thorsten-Boeckel1.jpg In terms of its physical diameter, the coma of...
thanks for the info! tony ... From: Mike Lynch To: starrynights@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 3:23 PM Subject: [starrynights] USA Today story...
Mikkel, Your unmodified image captured clearly what I saw last night, Nov. 2, in an 80mm refractor, an 11-inch cat and a 15-inch Newt from Visalia, Calif. The...
... long 17P/Holmes will be visible? ... Hello Harry, I wonder how large it will get! After that Atlantic storm blew by if left the skies clear and ...
I have been a big Astronomy fanatic since I was in 5th grade,but sadly most of my hobby is ready books(which is okay).Usually when there is something up there...
... Hi Terry, You're posting to the wrong group. This is Starrynights, a group for observing reports and questions. You want StarryNight, the group for...
... You have better eyes than I do. We spent a couple hours at a dark site last night observing 17P/Holmes on and off at 125X in 10" and 15" Dobs. The central...
... Dobs. ... like a ... Hi Robert, The central brightening to the core was very distinct and symmetric as you say but within that bright area I did notice...
... But aside from the issue of software classification, isn't the question a legitimate one in terms of the particular (and unusual) characteristics and ...
... Oh, I'm sure they're there. We just couldn't see them. Although transparency was excellent, our seeing was about 0/10 last night, with ground level winds ...
Hi, As Comet Holmes has slowly moved against the background of stars it has not been unusual for several of those stars to shine through the thin shell of...
Hi Eric, Thanks for the kind words and sorry for the late response--my wireless router packed up and I was offline for a couple of days. It doesn't take long...
... usually viewing with 10x40 binoculars or 76mm APO. And then 8 hours later at 6am naked eye high in the NW when i go out to pick up the newspapers. Such...
