Who took up the opportunity to use tonights excellent skies to look for this new Naked Eye Comet? I found it shortly after 8:30pm using 6x40 binoculars and...
... I saw it too from a relatively light-polluted site near Farrer ridge. Not exactly a bright naked-eye comet but in 7x50s it looked very similar to P/SW3 ...
Reminder: The moon changed phase yesterday morning? so it is now new and you might see it tonight or tomorrow morning or whenever these things happen - ask...
J & P Howard
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Mar 2, 2003 10:55 pm
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Andrew White and myself went to Red Hill this morning to try and see the Old Moon 7 hrs before new!! The Moon was bit less than 5 degrees south and a bit over...
Morland, John
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Mar 2, 2003 11:10 pm
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... I saw no moon either, not even on the inside of my eyelids. Moon is new at 1:36 p.m. EDST today. You have no chance of seeing it new this evening, so look...
J & P Howard
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Mar 2, 2003 11:35 pm
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Anyone know when it's on? Who's going? John H...
J & P Howard
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Mar 2, 2003 11:37 pm
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John - I believe it's Friday 28-30 March (and probably afew days before). Michael S and I intend going but we haven't done anything about booking, so there's...
Correct! I may be there, dependant on work commitments (which is not looking good at the moment). I have been the last 3 years. Details are available at: ...
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J & P Howard
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Mar 3, 2003 2:19 am
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I sighted it this evening from Southwell Park, North Canberra, using 7x50 binocs. It had an almost stellate central condensation, with a tail at least half a...
Albert Brakel
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Mar 3, 2003 11:37 pm
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We sighted comet last night from playing field next to giralang school using 10 x 50 plus a small handheld sighting scope. By the time we located it was very...
Ross Nelson
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Mar 4, 2003 12:03 am
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The electric focuser misbehaved at the beginning and I had to focus manually. I think the image still turned out reasonably well though. A satellite or...
Steve Crouch
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Mar 4, 2003 6:12 am
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I'll have some pictures of it to show next meeting (if Compaq get around to repairing it by then - wouldn't recommend a Compaq to anyone - Laptop is 4-5 months...
Thanks Steve for your wonderful pictures, I really look forward to seeing them. Even though I enjoy my job at Treasury, your photos add that something to the...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Mar 4, 2003 9:57 pm
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The Secretary Canberra Astronomical Society Dear Secretary, This is a courtesy message to let you know that schools in your area may be contacting your...
For those with suitable solar filters, there is a "no magnification required" (ie naked solar filtered eye) sunspot on the surface of our local star. Quite...
Hi everyone, I saw this comet tonight through my 20x80 binocs at home from my roll off roof observatory in Macarthur (near Chisholm). The comet has a very ...
Everyone with binoculars should have a look at this comet. It took me all of 10 seconds to find it last night using 15x80 binocular, at 8:50pm about 5 deg...
P Ogilvie
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Mar 6, 2003 10:08 pm
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I agree with Peter, It is a beautiful sight! Due to trees/lights etc. it took me about 10 minutes (mostly wandering around the streets trying to get a clear...
Yes I saw the comet on Wednesday night. I found it in 2 seconds flat with 7x50 binoculars (well maybe it was 3 seconds) from the front of my house in Curtin....
Morland, John
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Mar 6, 2003 10:25 pm
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Had a second night observing v1 neat last night. Sat on Kaleen ridge and used fairly poor 7x50's and had a reasonable view. Viewing conditions far superior to...
Ross Nelson
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Mar 6, 2003 11:01 pm
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This is probably the best I have on the comet - I have others that will be on display next meeting... Http://users.bigpond.com/higginsdj/2002V1Neat.jpg David...
Here is a slightly enhanced version of Ross Nelson's pic. Hope you don't mind Ross, as I thought the original was capable of revealing more. Peter O ... xephem...
P Ogilvie
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Mar 7, 2003 5:55 am
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I headed down the Uriarra Crossing road for a while until I found an open space to the West. My viewpoint was surprisingly dark towards the West considering...
David, Excellent photo and when compared to my pitiful attempt shows the fairly rapid movement over just 4 days through the constellation. Hats off to Chris W...
Ross Nelson
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Mar 7, 2003 6:02 am
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Hi all, I am starting to put together the Observing report for the next CAS meeting and would like to hear from EVERYONE who is actually doing specific...
Hi, I'm looking for Peter Bobroff's e-mail address. The one I have I'm not getting a reply. Can some one forward my address to him and please ask him to e-mail...
A member of the SES who was up on Stromlo on the 23/01 lent me some of his photos. Some of interest - a closeup and clear view of the Yale Columbia drive base...
