Wow! Striking Green Comet Suddenly Visible in Evening Sky - Comet Swan

LiveScience.com on yahoo ^ | 10/26/06 | Robert Roy Britt

[bert]

can you provide a direction?

north, south, south west northeast?

[BenLurkin]

[Nik Naym]

[concentric circles]

- Look West and not as high as the bright star Vega -

[Berosus]

It will be low in the west-northwest. And because the clocks are going back tonight, you won't see it any later than 8:45 PM tomorrow.

[Berosus]

As soon as I got home from church, I found this ping waiting for me; thanks. I see it will actually be in the head of Hercules after tonight, according to the star charts posted. Unfortunately I live on the east side of Kentucky's second-largest city, so light pollution is a potential problem. I saw a fuzzy spot or two that could be the comet, but I can't be sure this late. Maybe I will have better viewing conditions tomorrow.

[He Rides A White Horse]

Wow! Striking Green Comet Suddenly Visible in Evening Sky - Comet Swan

You sure it wasn't the Lunesta butterfly?

Just kidding.....

[SunkenCiv]

Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA | 10/04/06 | Michael Jäger & Gerald Rhemann
Posted on 10/04/2006 9:05:32 PM EDT by sig226
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1713905/posts

Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA | 10/19/06 | Andrea Tamanti
Posted on 10/19/2006 8:58:06 PM EDT by sig226
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1722612/posts

[Lurker]

For later.

Thanks,

L

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure.

[Lurker]

I'll be off work in about 45 minutes. I'm going to stand outside and check the western sky. The wind seems to have blown the cloud cover away.

Hopefully I'll be able to see this one.

L

[MarineBrat]

can you provide a direction?

north, south, south west northeast?

Sorry, I've been out of town for the Edwards AFB airshow all weekend. I see that there are some directional links available now. Did you ever spot the comet?

[RightWhale]

Thanks for the map. I can find Bootes, and if we ever get a clear sky I can find Hercules. Last clear sky was in 1976. Light pollution.

[SunkenCiv]

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Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Posted on 10/19/2006 8:58:06 PM EDT by sig226
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
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