[Chaos-l] Machholz developing...

[hamp]

Rarely get out anymore, but had to see what Machholz found in an RV-6 
(my first scope - although mine didn't have all the hours and hours of 
observing time).  Found the map on space.com ( 
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/comet_winter_040917.html ) andI went out 
with my 11X80s and found it easily in a dark patch of sky.  It was all 
head and no tail, but I decided not to try to make a bad pun.

Although I could not be sure that I could see it without them, it was 
nice and bright and I thought I could. 

Frank


Stewart-Taylor, Jon wrote:

> Hi all.  Jeffrey wrote:
>
>  > [under]  extremely dark skies.  The comet was a fantastic sight, 
> didn't see a tail, however.   
>  
> We're jealous.
>  
>> plans for a viewing session January 7 when it passes by the Pleiades? 
>  
> Based on the current Wunderground forecast, tomorrow between 6 and 8 
> may be the best time to try to view the comet for the foreseeable 
> future. 
> Friday (the 7th) looks like it may be raining, and none of the sites 
> within an hour or so travel seem to have any better conditions.  For 
> Wednesday the Jordan Lake clear-sky clock doesn't show terribly good 
> conditions: http://cleardarksky.com/c/JordLkNCkey.html?1 but they 
> appear to be better than the Oxford site (link on CHAOS web page). 
>  
>  This may be something we have to go hour-to-hour on,  but is there 
> any interest in a Wednesday session at Farrington Point?
>  
>  
> J.
>  
>  
>
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