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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Comet Lovejoy Over a Windmill
NASA ^
| December 09, 2013
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 12/09/2013 5:28:01 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:28:01 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
“I don’t think I’ll ever get over that windmill. Those wounds run ... pretty deep.”
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:29:44 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:31:32 PM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Did the ancients know they were ancients? Or did they see themselves as presents?)
To: SunkenCiv
OK, I’m lazy. I live in the Sacramento area so where do I look and at what time in order to see this thing. I need to rendezvous with the spaceship behind it.
Know anyone who makes good shears?
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:31:42 PM PST
by
Lx
(Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
To: Lx
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:35:08 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: SunkenCiv
Right you are, forgot the Nike’s and a purple towel.
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:38:32 PM PST
by
Lx
(Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
To: Conspiracy Guy
Ugly Windmill
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:39:01 PM PST
by
digger48
To: SunkenCiv
I’m waiting for comet Strangelove.
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:47:50 PM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: tumblindice
I’ve got to remember to pick up some comet cleanser.
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:51:55 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: digger48
Those a lovely too. They are also exempt from the fines if they kill any Eagles or other endangered birds. Because those windmills are saving the environment.
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:52:42 PM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Did the ancients know they were ancients? Or did they see themselves as presents?)
To: SunkenCiv
‘You know Dasher and Dancer and Comet X and Blitzen,
but do you recall, the most famous dirty ice ball of all?’
Rudolfzilla the fiery comet, had a very shiny tail ....
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posted on
12/09/2013 5:59:25 PM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: SunkenCiv
And now Cher can see it for a second time.
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posted on
12/09/2013 6:03:53 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: SunkenCiv
How long until the planet x people latch onto this comet?
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posted on
12/09/2013 6:39:29 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
To: Lx
I live in the Sacramento area so where do I look and at what time in order to see this thing. Here's my Starry Night image for tomorrow morning's view from Sacramento. Be advised the brightness of the comet is wildly exaggerated, but the location should be quite accurate. ( If you can't find M13, I don't think you'll find the comet! )
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posted on
12/09/2013 7:29:55 PM PST
by
dr_lew
To: dr_lew; Lx
Oops. Originally I had the horizon showing, but I zoomed in because the software didn’t show the comet with the wide view. The info for this hour puts it at 21 deg. above the horizon in the ENE ( rises around 2:40 AM . ) It gives it a magnitude of 8.4, significantly dimmer than M13 at 7.0 , so could be tough to spot, but with a dark sky is should be doable with good binoculars.
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posted on
12/09/2013 7:40:23 PM PST
by
dr_lew
To: dr_lew
Thank you but what does ENE stand for?
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posted on
12/09/2013 8:47:45 PM PST
by
Lx
(Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
To: Lx
I guess you don’t do crossword puzzles! ( It’s the opposite of WSW,) i.e. East Northeast, halfway between East and Northeast.
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posted on
12/09/2013 10:19:51 PM PST
by
dr_lew
To: dr_lew
That 8.4 is the predicted magnitude. Astronomy software always runs with the predicted instead of updating with observations.
I would love to know why.
What is the software you are using there?
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posted on
12/10/2013 7:59:50 AM PST
by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: Conan the Librarian
It’s Starry Night, Enthusiasts edition.
They do have updates, but I don’t know if they are on the ball day by day with comet magnitudes.
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posted on
12/10/2013 3:26:16 PM PST
by
dr_lew
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