Comet 81P/Wild 25 March http://www.westerwald-astro.de/jjm/kometen/81p_wild_20100325.php?BackPath=kometen 12" newton f/4.8 + ST-10 XME 20x30s tail: 8' PA: 277...
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Josef Müller
astrojupp3
Apr 1, 2010 9:16 pm
Comet C/2007 Q3 Siding-Spring 25 March http://www.westerwald-astro.de/jjm/kometen/c-2007-q3_siding-spring20100325.php?BackPath=kometen I cant see the...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Apr 1, 2010 9:39 pm
We observed at high resolution on March 29 and also did not detect the secondary fragment. There was a very slight indication of a condensation on some images...
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Charles Bell
charbell...
Apr 2, 2010 6:25 am
There is a nice set of public archived images of C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) taken on March 27 with the 2.0 m Faulkes Telescope North by Alison Tripp that may...
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Bernd Häusler
stargazer_fr...
Apr 2, 2010 10:12 am
Hello all, the dust/debris structure is still constant, 1'03" in PA 286.5 details of the image of April, 1 under: ...
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msdeprest
Apr 3, 2010 1:25 pm
I was very please to hear and see that DM bagged another, and as usual his discovery has a great story behind it. I was wondering if any one could provide the...
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Maik Meyer
maiki666
Apr 3, 2010 1:30 pm
Hi Mark, ... either http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/Soft02Cmt.txt or ...
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Seccion Cometas
lams_astronomia
Apr 3, 2010 2:29 pm
Hi Don Machholz Congratulations on your newest find of Comet Machholz. Excellent job !!!!! Best regards, Luis. ... Luis Alberto Mansilla LIADA COMETS WATCHERS...
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martin mc kenna
martinastro2003
Apr 3, 2010 3:06 pm
Hi Mark  If it's of any help, check out this nice finder chart for C/2010 F4 Machholz from skyhound.com...  http://cometchasing.skyhound.com/  Good luck ...
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pat stonehouse
discoverer98
Apr 3, 2010 3:38 pm
For Don  The night I was informed of Don Machholz’s newest comet discovery I felt deep inside a great excitement rising up through the labyrinthine...
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P. Edward Murray
eddiestardust
Apr 3, 2010 4:02 pm
Martin, Thanks so much for this:) Cordially, Ed Murray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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P. Edward Murray
eddiestardust
Apr 3, 2010 4:04 pm
Don, My best wishes as well:) Hoping that this comet provides a fine show! Cordially, Ed Murray BMAA ... From: msdeprest To: comets-ml@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Luca Buzzi
buzzi_luca
Apr 3, 2010 6:33 pm
Patrick, what a reading! Thank you for posting this. Although now my interest is the astrometry of MPs and comets, I can't forget the nights spent through a...
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Seiichi Yoshida
seiichi_yosh...
Apr 3, 2010 7:14 pm
Dear Don Machholz, Congratulations for your new visual discovery of Comet C/2010 F4 (Machholz)! It is really a very amazing news! I updated my web pages today,...
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Brian Cudnik
brian_cudnik
Apr 3, 2010 10:36 pm
The May 2010 issue of Astronomy said that this comet is expected to reach fifth magnitude in June, after becoming visible again in the predawn sky in May at...
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Maik Meyer
maiki666
Apr 4, 2010 6:25 am
Brian, ... this is simply not correct. You are sure they mean C/2010 F4? If it behaves normal it is right now at is maximum brightness at about 10.5 - 11. It...
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Christian Glowinski
cg28203astro
Apr 4, 2010 6:28 am
Pat, (...first my hello to this ML and congratulations to Don Machholz!) your letter to this group is touching me, reminding me of the 1980s when I scanned...
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joestieber
Apr 4, 2010 6:52 am
Maik, The comet Astronomy magazine describes as possibly reaching 5th magnitude in June is C/2009 R1 (McNaught). See page 54 of the May 2010 issue, which I...
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Brian Cudnik
brian_cudnik
Apr 4, 2010 12:12 pm
Wishful thinking on my part? In any case there is the possibility of a fairly bright comet in a couple of months...Brian ________________________________ From:...
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martin mc kenna
martinastro2003
Apr 4, 2010 4:17 pm
Hi Chris, I have seen this same phenomena before on many Summer nights, although they tended to be more active from 2006 and back, I haven't observed much of...
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Bob King
cometlynx
Apr 5, 2010 12:57 am
Dear Patrick, What a rapturous description of some of your best moments in astronomy. I can relate to many of them in a similar time frame as we're both the...
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terryjlovejoy
Apr 5, 2010 1:24 am
I have seen thunderstorm sprites and they are quite well defined and quite striking when you see them. If you see one you will know it! I managed to get some...
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Juan José Gonzá...
jjgsgp
Apr 6, 2010 6:24 am
Sincere congratulations to Andrea Boattini. Here is a recent visual estimate: C/2010 G1 (Boattini): 2010 Apr. 5.91 UT: m1=13.2, Dia.=0.8', DC=4, 20 cm SCT...
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amar sharma
amar10sharmaa
Apr 6, 2010 1:03 pm
Hello Cometeers, Whats the current visual state of the above mentioned comet? Aerith.net mentions Juan Gonzalez reported at 9.8 mag on Mar. 15. And now the...
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Johan
moxica17
Apr 6, 2010 1:31 pm
This object is so bright, I can't believe nobody caught it earlier! I am sure clouds are to blame. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Alan Hale
ahale15
Apr 6, 2010 1:44 pm
Dear Amar, and all, I was unable to see this comet visually when I attempted it a few nights ago (April 4.1 UT), m1 fainter than about 13 (assuming a very...
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schmidtcamera2500
schmidtcamer...
Apr 6, 2010 2:54 pm
Dear Alan and Amar I last found 2009 O2 on march 29 The CCD-images showed a 1,5' uncondesed comet. best regards Michael...
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Bob King
cometlynx
Apr 6, 2010 3:10 pm
Good catch so soon Juan! Bob 2010/4/6 Juan José González Suárez <jjgonzalez@...> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Apr 6, 2010 3:58 pm
Deep CCD images to mag. 20.4 of the comet on March 31 revealed a very vague and large nebulous region with no discernable central condensation, evenly...
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francois Kugel
fkspect
Apr 6, 2010 4:14 pm
Dear all, I observed it last night and found a 18.0 - 18.2 magnitude in a 20" dia. Here my last measurements and pictures : ...
