comet ping
Ping and happy new years!
comet ping
Heard an interesting astronomy tidbit the other night. Apparently on Jan 1st at midnight (local time) Sirius is due south from any location. And it is true every year.
I'll be skiing up in the Alps from the 5th to the 9th, so hopefully I'll have clear skies!
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041213.html Image
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/charts.html Finder charts
I don't know anything about the price of telescopes that last 36 years, but I figured that $200 at 2% rate for 36 years is a little over $400. That will get you a decent telescope these days, but not near the prices of some top-0-line telescopes.
Cool I got a telescope tripod for Xmas. Time to pull the scope out and go out far away from the city.
Saw it tonight. Very faint, no discernable coma. It did seem to be blue-greenish though.
BTTT
Comet put on list of potential Earth impactors
New Scientist | 1 June 2005 | David L Chandler
Posted on 06/02/2005 9:04:31 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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