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The Comet Chasing group is for all those who are interested in comets.

This is the place to share information, observations, techniques, and to discuss comets and comet observing in general. It is hoped that this group will become a friendly forum for long time comet observers and beginners alike.

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Re: Comet C/2008 P1 Good News/Bad News
Thanks It was all over the local media It was quite a sight !!!! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2009, at 3:43 AM, "Joe Stieber" <jas@...> wrote: It was
Posted - Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:18 am
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Re: Comet C/2008 P1 Good News/Bad News
It was an artifical noctilucent cloud sent aloft by a Black Brant sounding rocket out of NASA's Wallops Island, Virginia, facility. See:
Posted - Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:49 am
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Re: Comet C/2008 P1 Good News/Bad News
Thanks Russ My father in law was disapointed He was hoping for space aliens In the meantime the sky here in Westhampton Beach is the best in a long time Happy
Posted - Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:54 am
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Re: Comet C/2008 P1 Good News/Bad News
What you saw was a rocket launch from Wallops Island tonight. I followed it online and finally at launch time, went out side and looked from my backyard in
Posted - Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:47 am
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Re: Comet C/2008 P1 Good News/Bad News
Hi folks I have a beautiful sky here on Eastern Long Island tonight so I'm going out later to observe; Dennis thanks for your info - I'll try to observe later
Posted - Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:11 am
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