FYI, a photo that should be released soon by NASA, taken yesterday by the STEREO spacecraft. I haven't yet seen the comet, but I hear that from Berkeley it was...
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craignance
Jan 13, 2007 5:23 pm
Hi WHACos, I've not been paying much attention to these reports about "some comet" that is very bright. Friday afternoon the weather was clear so I decided to...
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Bill Brevoort
billbre1
Jan 13, 2007 5:42 pm
Craig- Great report --- I'm setting up my telescope for all of my friends in Hawi tonight- Further on your solar filter--- The best thing probably to do is...
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Drews
tallpalm
Jan 14, 2007 5:42 pm
A description of a daytime view is at this site. I got it via yahoo news
and I think it was published in www.space.com. http://news.yahoo...
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Simona Vaduvescu
si345
Jan 14, 2007 7:01 pm
Hello everybody! And glad to "meet" all of you (I just subscribed to the email list yesterday). I saw the comet yesterday after sunset at Hale Pohaku. It was...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Jan 14, 2007 10:11 pm
Took a break from packing up my house for a few minutes to observe McNaught at 2:29 in the afternoon. The photos are not great success, but it is a...
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Carey Johnson
quarkcsj
Jan 14, 2007 11:09 pm
Yesterday I viewed the comet from Waikiki Beach at Sunset. I arrived at the beach just as the Sun was setting and I saw the Green Flash. I set up my tripod...
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Kenneth Frank
kennethfrank@...
Jan 15, 2007 3:35 am
Hey WHACo's, Well, I didn't observe from Kaimana Beach, but from near Seal Rocks in San Francisco. Just before my talk at the SFAA City Star Party ...
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susanbart@...
Jan 15, 2007 3:51 am
hi Kenneth: I live in San Francisco and plan on moving to the Big Island of Hawaii mid-2008 to be near family. I am interested in astronomy, and know very...
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starwinddan
Jan 15, 2007 8:36 pm
Nice picture Andrew, How far east of the sun is it? Tryingto find it here on the Big Island (Hawaii)Thanks. ... From: Andrew Cooper To: West Hawaii Astronomy...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Jan 15, 2007 9:32 pm
Looks like it is currently about 8.5 degrees SE of the sun (below and to the left or PA 135), as the Sun heads for the horizon it will be more and more level...
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craignance
Jan 15, 2007 9:52 pm
Hi everyone, I checked and the comet is presently out of view, unfortunately. However, I have read reports of people seeing it in the daytime. Here is more...
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craignance
Jan 15, 2007 10:19 pm
Hi Bill, Regarding the solar filter, I have comments below, but first I'll catch up those that missed the last WHAC meeting. Over the holidays "Santa" gave me...
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Bill Brevoort
billbre1
Jan 16, 2007 4:32 am
Craig- I did seen it Friday nite. Bill...
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Craig Combes
combes57
Jan 16, 2007 4:43 am
I was able to get a great view of it from Waimea Saturday night as the sun was setting. Once you knew where it was, you could pick out the core naked eye...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 16, 2007 6:18 am
hi gang well i observed the comet from the top of mauna kea saturday evening just before and after sunset. saw it with my 50x10 binos, pats 11 in celestrons ...
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starwinddan
Jan 16, 2007 5:59 pm
Nice pictures Cliff, Did you get any of the Comet?Aloha Dan ... From: "Clifford livermore" <cliffstargazer@...> To: <whac@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday,...
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astronomyratings
astronomyrat...
Jan 16, 2007 6:34 pm
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kkhiusa
Jan 17, 2007 3:46 am
HI, I missed the last meeting and was wondering when and where you are all going to meet and set up your scopes ? weather permitting.... thanks Nigel....
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whac@yahoogroups.com
Jan 17, 2007 5:03 am
Reminder from: whac Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whac/cal FIfA presentation @ UH-Hilo Friday January 19, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Notes: Friends of...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 18, 2007 11:06 am
hi guys well i reviewed my video of last sat up on the summit of mauna kea and i did get some frames of the comet through pats 11 celestron and a very nice ...
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starwinddan
Jan 18, 2007 5:46 pm
Hi Cliff, Are you viewing at your house tonight? Want some company?987-3104.Aloha.Dan----- Original Message ----- From: "Clifford livermore"...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 18, 2007 9:16 pm
yes dan i will be viewing at my house tonight and always like company so come right over and sit right down lal la dee dee da, a song from the fifties along...
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starwinddan
Jan 19, 2007 5:42 pm
Hi Nigel, Weather permitting,At the 15 1/2 mile marker on the upper road just south of the Waikaloa junction.Hope to see you there Saterday. Dan ... From:...
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starwinddan
Jan 19, 2007 6:05 pm
Hi Cliff, I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the incredible viewing we had last night.I will remember the tour of the universe for the rest...
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keckskyguy
Jan 19, 2007 6:13 pm
Aloha WHACOs, It looked beautiful this morning in the direction of the dark site when I got up, and I notice that the observatories had a decent night from the...
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Jim Lyke
lykemn
Jan 20, 2007 8:41 pm
Hi All, For all you comet lovers out there, thought you might enjoy the photos from Paranal in Chile of Comet McNaught... jim ... From: Emmanuel Jehin...
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keckskyguy
Jan 20, 2007 10:49 pm
Aloha WHACos, Last night started out interesting. It looked a bit ugly as I was driving out to the dark site. The clouds had gathered, and I began to think...
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keckskyguy
Jan 21, 2007 2:33 am
Aloha, The latest satellite image looks great. The weather setup looks pretty much like a carbon copy of yesterday. We have inland clouds which favor both...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 21, 2007 2:39 am
Hi Jim, Thank you so very much for making such wonderful pictures of the comet available to us. It didn't' get anywhere near as good here (I never even got to...
