Catch Comet McNaught Now !

Sky & Telescope ^ | 1-9-07 | Tony Flanders

[Orlando]

"If you live in the Northern hemisphere, this evening is your best remaining opportunity to catch Comet McNaught in its full glory. The comet is sinking rapidly from one evening to the next, but it's also getting brighter.."

[Orlando]

It's number 4 (- 2.0 Mag), since the 1930's.

http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/icq/brightest.html

Also for more informations & SOHO viewing tonight and Friday check out:

http://www.spaceweather.com

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks, it's trailing pretty good..
Comet McNaught

SpaceWeather.com pics of comet.

[Orlando]

Check out this very cool image from Duluth, Minnesota.
FANTASTIC !!!

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/includes/full_photo.cfm?id=6239

[MHGinTN]

My state MUFON director called my attention to this comet just today. I'm taking my MOHO out to view the phenomenon from Roan Mountain tonight!

[BenLurkin]

Very cool!

[My2Cents]

Saw it last night during my drive home, right after dusk. The photo you posted is precisely what I saw last evening. Very cool.

[reagan_fanatic]

Cool photo. Wonder what my chances of seeing it here in Illinois are.

[Orlando]

Here's the NASA/JPL (Orbit diagrams):

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db_shm?name=c/2006+P1

Magnitudes Graph with other data(last updated on 10 Jan 07)
it's @ -2.2 MAG on chart.

http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2006P1/2006P1.html

[Orlando]

Alot of COOL images from Oslo Norway.
Credit to Hakon Dahle (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo Norway)

http://folk.uio.no/hdahle/C2006P1.html

[JRios1968]

It's too cloudy here right now...oh yeah, it's also daytime...

[caveat emptor]

Thanks for the post. I was out walking my dog and stargazing last night. Didn't know there was a comet up, but will try tonight. I'm on the west coast in the great white north and had a beautiful, clear sky, and no storm, for the first time in months it seems.

[wastedyears]

Astronomy can be such a beautiful thing.

[Orlando]

Later tonight, or early Friday will be crossing in front of SOHO ?

http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/cgi-bin/latest_img.cgi?c3+gifs

[BallyBill]

I was going to look last evening, but I was under the impression it was closer to the horizon than it is. I live on the side of a small mountain and my view of the north and west is obstructed.

I have places to go this evening so I'll be checking it out.

[Orlando]

and fun too

[Orlando]

Thank You.

[California74]

Darn... the one time it decides to rain in southern california... :( maybe it will clear up so we can see it too.

[Armedanddangerous]

My friend in Point Barrow, Alaska, has been emailing me for a couple of days telling me about seeing it.

[SunkenCiv]

Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA | 01/.05/06 | Michael Jager and Gerald Rhemann
Posted on 01/05/2007 10:28:17 PM EST by sig226
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1763227/posts

Comet McNaught brightest in decades
Sky and Telescope | 1/8/07 | Tony Flanders
Posted on 01/10/2007 4:39:11 AM EST by sig226
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1765138/posts

Bush's Speech and Celestial Omens: Comet McNaught:
Brightest Comet in 30 Years On Tonight
National Ledger and Astrology Weekly | Jan 10, 2007
Gene Byrd & Astrology Weekly
Posted on 01/10/2007 7:34:14 PM EST by rface
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765589/posts

similar event:

Comet Plunges into the Sun
Space.com | Mon Nov 6, 5:00 PM ET | Robert Roy Britt
Posted on 11/08/2006 11:08:17 AM EST by Redcitizen
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1734845/posts

[Antoninus]

Ugh. Bearded star bad omen. Ugh.