Re: [meteorite-list] January Comet?
I have hopes for tonight - my last chance I believe. Gary On 11 Jan 2007 at 21:32, Gerald Flaherty wrote: Sorry for you Gary. I got a look at it last nite. Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] January Comet? Clouds to the west the last two nights. I got some good sunset pics, but no comet :( Gary On 11 Jan 2007 at 15:13, MexicoDoug wrote: Doug or anyone currently on line with position of the recent Comet, I'd appreciate a head's up to locate it OR is it that conspicuous in the SW twilight??? For you Yanks near Plymouth and Boston, you can see it weather/pollution permitting from 16:50 until it sets at 17:22. Use the Sunset as a reference. That's today EST Jan 11. At Your area: 16:36 the Sun sets at a 241 degree bearing (azimuth) clockwise from North (270 is due west, so it is SW like you said). Good luck you have just a few minutes to get out and bag it. The rest of the USA will have similar positions relative to the point and timing of Sunset, though the further deep down in Dixie you go the harder and harder and more compressed the timing is... Comet (Turn Right at Sunset): 244.5 degrees at Sunset (just 3.5 degrees to the right of Sunset point - a half 10x50 binocular field away). 247 degrees at 15 minutes after Sunset (6 degrees right of Sunset point). 249 degrees at 30 minutes after Sunset (8 degrees right of Sunset point). For Jerry comet altitude will be: After Sunset 30 minutes: 2 degrees 15 Min: 4.5 degrees 0 min: 7 degrees Good Luck, go for it, I might let you know how it went for me later, but have had some sad heath issues lately to deal with (not my own). The summary for my observing is Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes like the Jimmy Buffett song says. Best wishes for the Comet, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] January Comet?
Doug or anyone currently on line with position of the recent Comet, I'd appreciate a head's up to locate it OR is it that conspicuous in the SW @ twilight??? It promises to be clear with a moonless twilight this evening in Plymouth, MA?? Jerry Flaherty __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] January Comet?
Hi Jerry, Location is going to be tough for you, but if you've got a clear, low, southwest horizon you might find it with binoculars. Look immediately after sunset, 8 degrees above the sun's location and about 3 degrees to the right. (Clockface analogy: if directly above the sun is 12 o'clock, and to the right of the sun is 3 o'clock, Comet McNaught is toward 1 o'clock from the sun.) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerald Flaherty Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:31 AM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] January Comet? Doug or anyone currently on line with position of the recent Comet, I'd appreciate a head's up to locate it OR is it that conspicuous in the SW @ twilight??? It promises to be clear with a moonless twilight this evening in Plymouth, MA?? Jerry Flaherty __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] January Comet?
Doug or anyone currently on line with position of the recent Comet, I'd appreciate a head's up to locate it OR is it that conspicuous in the SW twilight??? For you Yanks near Plymouth and Boston, you can see it weather/pollution permitting from 16:50 until it sets at 17:22. Use the Sunset as a reference. That's today EST Jan 11. At Your area: 16:36 the Sun sets at a 241 degree bearing (azimuth) clockwise from North (270 is due west, so it is SW like you said). Good luck you have just a few minutes to get out and bag it. The rest of the USA will have similar positions relative to the point and timing of Sunset, though the further deep down in Dixie you go the harder and harder and more compressed the timing is... Comet (Turn Right at Sunset): 244.5 degrees at Sunset (just 3.5 degrees to the right of Sunset point - a half 10x50 binocular field away). 247 degrees at 15 minutes after Sunset (6 degrees right of Sunset point). 249 degrees at 30 minutes after Sunset (8 degrees right of Sunset point). For Jerry comet altitude will be: After Sunset 30 minutes: 2 degrees 15 Min: 4.5 degrees 0 min: 7 degrees Good Luck, go for it, I might let you know how it went for me later, but have had some sad heath issues lately to deal with (not my own). The summary for my observing is Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes like the Jimmy Buffett song says. Best wishes for the Comet, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] January Comet?
Clouds to the west the last two nights. I got some good sunset pics, but no comet :( Gary On 11 Jan 2007 at 15:13, MexicoDoug wrote: Doug or anyone currently on line with position of the recent Comet, I'd appreciate a head's up to locate it OR is it that conspicuous in the SW twilight??? For you Yanks near Plymouth and Boston, you can see it weather/pollution permitting from 16:50 until it sets at 17:22. Use the Sunset as a reference. That's today EST Jan 11. At Your area: 16:36 the Sun sets at a 241 degree bearing (azimuth) clockwise from North (270 is due west, so it is SW like you said). Good luck you have just a few minutes to get out and bag it. The rest of the USA will have similar positions relative to the point and timing of Sunset, though the further deep down in Dixie you go the harder and harder and more compressed the timing is... Comet (Turn Right at Sunset): 244.5 degrees at Sunset (just 3.5 degrees to the right of Sunset point - a half 10x50 binocular field away). 247 degrees at 15 minutes after Sunset (6 degrees right of Sunset point). 249 degrees at 30 minutes after Sunset (8 degrees right of Sunset point). For Jerry comet altitude will be: After Sunset 30 minutes: 2 degrees 15 Min: 4.5 degrees 0 min: 7 degrees Good Luck, go for it, I might let you know how it went for me later, but have had some sad heath issues lately to deal with (not my own). The summary for my observing is Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes like the Jimmy Buffett song says. Best wishes for the Comet, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] January Comet?
WOW. I SENT THIS ONE OUT DAYS AGO!!??? Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Gerald Flaherty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:31 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] January Comet? Doug or anyone currently on line with position of the recent Comet, I'd appreciate a head's up to locate it OR is it that conspicuous in the SW @ twilight??? It promises to be clear with a moonless twilight this evening in Plymouth, MA?? Jerry Flaherty __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] January Comet?
Sorry for you Gary. I got a look at it last nite. Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] January Comet? Clouds to the west the last two nights. I got some good sunset pics, but no comet :( Gary On 11 Jan 2007 at 15:13, MexicoDoug wrote: Doug or anyone currently on line with position of the recent Comet, I'd appreciate a head's up to locate it OR is it that conspicuous in the SW twilight??? For you Yanks near Plymouth and Boston, you can see it weather/pollution permitting from 16:50 until it sets at 17:22. Use the Sunset as a reference. That's today EST Jan 11. At Your area: 16:36 the Sun sets at a 241 degree bearing (azimuth) clockwise from North (270 is due west, so it is SW like you said). Good luck you have just a few minutes to get out and bag it. The rest of the USA will have similar positions relative to the point and timing of Sunset, though the further deep down in Dixie you go the harder and harder and more compressed the timing is... Comet (Turn Right at Sunset): 244.5 degrees at Sunset (just 3.5 degrees to the right of Sunset point - a half 10x50 binocular field away). 247 degrees at 15 minutes after Sunset (6 degrees right of Sunset point). 249 degrees at 30 minutes after Sunset (8 degrees right of Sunset point). For Jerry comet altitude will be: After Sunset 30 minutes: 2 degrees 15 Min: 4.5 degrees 0 min: 7 degrees Good Luck, go for it, I might let you know how it went for me later, but have had some sad heath issues lately to deal with (not my own). The summary for my observing is Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes like the Jimmy Buffett song says. Best wishes for the Comet, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
