Hello to all.... I thought that you would all be interested in learning a bit more about Mike Holloway, who has provided us with some very fine images of...
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rstoss@...
rms1kpde
Feb 2, 2004 11:22 am
Hi list, like 2002 in Visnjan and 2003 in Mallorca, the MACE (Meeting on Asteroids and Comets in Europe) will be held again in 2004. This time, the meeting...
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Gianluca Masi
g_masi
Feb 3, 2004 11:28 am
Dear All, the 1st Virtual Meeting on Amateur Astronomy (http://www.bellatrixobservatory.org/cvaa_en.html) is approaching! I wish to thank all the people who...
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Seiichi Yoshida
seiichi_yosh...
Feb 5, 2004 4:54 am
Dear colleagues, Latest information of comets from ASAS-3 images. http://www.aerith.net/comet/asas3/asas3.html * 123P/West-Hartley It is clearly visible on the...
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john_drummond@...
john_drummon...
Feb 5, 2004 7:53 pm
Hi all, just a quick note to say that I'm off to Nagoya, Japan for one year - so I don't think I'll be doing many comet observations over there... All the best...
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KCStarguy@...
kcstarguy2001
Feb 5, 2004 8:08 pm
Anthony Congratulations on your submission of the Comet Observers Gold Award for the Astronomical League. You have completed 30...
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Seiichi Yoshida
seiichi_yosh...
Feb 8, 2004 6:09 am
Dear colleagues, The following comets are waiting for the first observation now. 58P reached to 10 mag in the previous return. How will it be in this return?...
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Seiichi Yoshida
seiichi_yosh...
Feb 8, 2004 6:10 am
Dear colleagues, The following comets are not observed recently and current brightness is uncertain. 88P was observed in early January, but much fainter than...
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cnj999
Feb 8, 2004 2:01 pm
Having had the opportunity to view C/2002 T7 briefly in a dark sky last evening, just prior to moonrise, I have to say that my recent suspicions that there has...
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Seiichi Yoshida
seiichi_yosh...
Feb 8, 2004 2:59 pm
Dear colleagues, I introduced in my last "Waiting for first observation" that P/1983 V1 is already 18.2 mag. But execuse me, it is wrong. Based on the light...
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Vegas Luna
vegas_luna
Feb 8, 2004 11:21 pm
Terry - looks like the star behind the tail is drowning out the fanned split tail but it is clearly still fanning out.. Vegas Luna...
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terryjlovejoy
Feb 10, 2004 8:21 am
List, One point that worries me about T7 is the potential for parameter 'n' to fall to LESS than 2 pre-perihelion, followed by a high 'n' value outbound (i.e a...
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John Lowe
ohmegacentauri
Feb 11, 2004 2:02 am
List, With the current magnitudes of C/2002 T7 LINEAR and C/2001 Q4 NEAT, here are the possible maximum magnitudes at closest approach to Earth during May....
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cnj999
Feb 11, 2004 1:59 pm
... John, did you perhaps transpose your listing of Q4 for T7? Rather looks that way to me. John Bortle...
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John Lowe
ohmegacentauri
Feb 12, 2004 1:35 am
... object ... Oops, I definitely got Q4 & T7 reversed. Corrected table below.. For "n"=2 For "n"=3 For "n"=4 Q4 NEAT m= 2.6 1.9...
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KCStarguy@...
kcstarguy2001
Feb 12, 2004 4:06 am
John Very interesting. If true to form, it will be an impressive show. Keep our fingers crossed. Meanwhile I viewed comet H1 through several photographic...
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bfaatz2001
Feb 12, 2004 6:22 am
Anybody observe 43P recently? I think I found it with my Fuji 25x150 binoculars. It is near M74. Mr. Bill...
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Maik Meyer
maiki666
Feb 12, 2004 6:45 am
Bill, ... current observations worldwide put at about 12m, slightly condensed (DC=3) and small (smaller than 2'). I'll try to catch it at this weekends meeting...
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Maik Meyer
maiki666
Feb 12, 2004 6:52 am
Hi John and all, ... one still has to be careful with such a simple variation of "n" since a change in "n" in most cases is connected with a change of "H"...
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H.Luethen
astrohardy
Feb 12, 2004 7:16 am
... Got it on Feb 9 using an 8 inch SCT operating at f/4. Camera was a Mintron EX video camera, exposure time 20 min. The image is at ...
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Maik Meyer
maiki666
Feb 13, 2004 7:24 am
Dear list, with much interest I was expecting new observations of C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) because the previous set of astrometry was inconclusive, allowing for very...
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Sebastian F. Hoenig
shoenig@...
Feb 13, 2004 8:28 am
Maik, ... The orbit is now quite good determined for the angular part of the elements. However T is by far not exact and can easily be 4 or 5 months later....
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Sebastian F. Hoenig
shoenig@...
Feb 13, 2004 8:35 am
... Argh, to be correct I wanted to state "more pessimistic brightness development *than* n=4" since Maik actually used this value. Sebastian ... Sebastian F....
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Maik Meyer
maiki666
Feb 13, 2004 8:36 am
Sebastian, ... yes, you are right of course. Maybe perihelion time shifts indeed a bit in order to have a slightly brighter comet. How about discussing it this...
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Mark S Deprest
markdeprest
Feb 14, 2004 3:11 am
Hi all just wanted to post a quick note and a link to my latest drawing of T7. I estimate m1 = 7.2 .... this is the first chance I've had to see T7 in over 3...
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terryjlovejoy
Feb 14, 2004 1:28 pm
Hi, Further to John Bortle's note a few days ago many visual observers are placing T7 almost unchanged in brightness for several weeks. In fact I notice...
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hermanusr
Feb 14, 2004 3:19 pm
Hi Terry, in my opinion, the next month or so will be crucial for the evolution of 2002 T7. Since october we have seen a very fast brightening as a result of...
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Mike Holloway
tricks46
Feb 14, 2004 10:21 pm
I have been going with a couple of different programs to see if T7 will be visible to the northern skys in April. It appears that around (?) the 16th of April...
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Greg Crinklaw
capellasoft
Feb 14, 2004 10:40 pm
... Here is what SkyTools 2 has computed. I have assumed CST for the local times (and it doesn't change for daylight savings) and sea level. Note that the...
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Charles Bell
quantumhyper...
Feb 14, 2004 11:53 pm
Results of calcs done for Vicksburg Mississippi USA 32° 15' 59"N, 90° 51' 23"W are posted at: http://www.quantumhyperspace.com/Astronomy/CometC2002T7.html ...
