OK I may have caught your attention, but this one is for those who may be vaguely interested……..yes I know this is an aviation thread,but I am also an amateur astronomer.:diablo: 😀
Comet P17Holmes(yes that’s its name:D )is not normally visible to the naked eye “exploded” about 5 days ago & can now be seen in the NNE about an hour after sunset.Although naked eye visible,it looks its best in a pair of binoculars.(If you want any more details,a number of astronomy web sites have maps giving details-it is in the constellation of Perseus.)
😉 😉 Right I will start talking aviation again now……..enjoy.;) 😉
By: ATFS_Crash - 15th November 2007 at 07:29
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By: Flying-A - 10th November 2007 at 04:55
Saw it Tuesday and Wednesday nights, barely visible to the naked eye. Saw it much better Wednesday night through a 10×30 Little Mak monocular. A patch of fuzzy bluish-white light, like a star seen through a cirrus cloud. Even the modest power of the 10×30 made a lot more stars visible. Too bad I didn’t have a skyglow filter to go with it.
No luck Thursday due to advance clouds of a front rolling in. But there was a nice consolation prize, a bright meteor (from outer space, not Gloster).
By: Rogier - 9th November 2007 at 22:46
Saw it quite nicely tonight. No tail, just a fuzzy spot.
It’s moving slowly so no spotting tips other than it is high in the sky:D
By: Scouse - 4th November 2007 at 10:59
it’s a naked-eye object even from a well-lit suburb. Draw a line from the Pole Star to the Pleiades, and then search about half-way along with a pair of moderate-power bincoluars such as 7×50, and you should find it easily enough. Pretty well exactly overhead at midnight, btw.
By: Manston Airport - 31st October 2007 at 22:59
I have to looks for this when its Clear 😀 On the Topic of Space I am sure I see Mars at round about midnight with either Venus or Mercury . And can we see Jupiter or Saturn with the Naked eye?
I am also into Space wish I could be the first Man on Mars or Saturn but the fear of dying come back to earth will come to my mind 😀
James
By: Radpoe Meteor - 31st October 2007 at 14:31
Sorry Radpoe Meteor, but my 13 year old son says “would that be 17Pholmes?” :p
probably down to my “typing finger” hitting the wrong keys.:o
By: N.Wotherspoon - 31st October 2007 at 13:48
Comet P17Holmes(yes that’s its name:D )is not normally visible to the naked eye “exploded” about 5 days ago & can now be seen in the NNE about an hour after sunset.
Sorry Radpoe Meteor, but my 13 year old son says “would that be 17Pholmes?” :p
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