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Greg, I getting ready to program my Argo Navis for the comets that will be visible in my 17.5" TeleKit at the Mid-South Stargaze. When will you be updating ...
Hi Jack, ... I'm working on it now, but they just today "upgraded" my web hosting, unfortunately in an Orwellian sense... I am stuck dealing with the fallout...
Hello Everybody, I am new member to this group. I am from India, Vadodara, Gujarat. Amature Astronomer. Associated with local club The Amature Astronomers...
Comet chasing information and finder charts at <http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html> Brief Synopses: * C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) is a morning comet visible to the...
Hi Glen Chapman, from Sydney Australia. Consider myself a deep sky observer, but with the arrival of two naked eye comets in out southern sky together....have...
William A. Bradfield has discovered his 18th comet (I think that's the correct count). Found at about magnitude 8 on March 23, the comet was already near...
With the announcement of the discovery of C/2004 F4 (Bradfield) there are now three potentially naked-eye comets. Comet C/2004 F4 (Bradfield) is currently 3rd...
Dear A. Bradfield, Conguralation.. Where so every he may be.. Now the comets are visisble in Morning Sky. I have watched today morning. I will put more results...
Hello Devashish, Please post your observations! What is your latitude? I realize that India is North of the equator but depending where you are you could be...
Terry That is a nice shot of Bradfield. You can easily see the comet and the tail. I just hope it makes it past the closest point to the sun so that it...
He must be talking about T7. No way F4 can be seen in the morning yet. I am heading out tonight or tomorrow night to get my firt images of T7. It rises and...
Astronomy Picture of the Day indicates that F4 is visible in the daylight! I tried about an hour ago using my roof to occult the Sun but had lots of high...
Hello all Was fortunate to see two naked-eye comets in the same skies this morning from dark site - first such observation ever for us - first time we have ...
FYI BIG COMET VAPORIZES IN A DISTANT STAR Apr 19, 2004 - Astronomers from Penn State University have spotted a large comet crashing into a distant star 3,200...
... As far as I've been able to determine there have been no sightings of this comet in daylight, or at any time recently for that matter. APOD is usually...
if you located/observe/photograph any of the comets, please indicate your viewing area so we know where you are from with the observation. Thanks. Dr. Eric...
Last Friday (2004/4/16) and Monday (2004/4/19) mornings Tony Donnangelo and I observed C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) from two different dark sites in central Pennsylvania...
... morning ... have ... unhelpful to ... the better ... newtonian ... and a 4 ... telescope ... trace ... tiny ... outer ... tail in ... match for the ... ...
... There is also an image of comet Bradfield going around from the 22nd: http://www.fg-kometen.de/pix/c2004f4/04f4_1.jpg So far it seems to have survived...
2004 April 22/23 I got up in the morning to see if I could see comets C/2004 F4 (Bradfield) and C/2002 T7 (LINEAR). My yard doesn't have the best eastern...
Good Morning - Took my new Oberwerk 15x70 binoculars to the park early this morning around 4:00am PT. Searched the eastern skies and didn't see anything in...
2004 April 23/24 This was a beautiful night. However, I was a bit under the weather and decided not to answer the dark sky bell at midnight. Instead, I ...
Mike Nice obs on T7 by the way - but you should seriously think about getting a nice tripod (tall like ones professional photographers use {maybe 6 footer} ...
... even get ... Correction on my earlier observation report. I was wrong. After looking at the sketch that Wes Stone posted of Bradfield, it definitely was...
Hi Kearn - Thanks for the info. I was not aware of the info you forward, I'm new to this! Yes, a tripod will be good investment, and I'm going to look into...
Hi Mike, Three members of the Kern Astronomical Society observed T7 and Bradfield this morning. Found T7 with my 12x80's at 4:58 PDT (4/25 11:58UT). Good...
Hello Darren - Thanks for the Observation report, from Kern County. I'm kinda new to this, and don't know how to judge the Mag, and length of the tail. But,...