[Chaos-l] CHAOS meeting this coming Tues. (May 9)

[Bryan]

Closest approach should be around 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, but Clear Sky Clock does not look promising.  If by chance we get lucky, this will be a "do not miss" event.  Thanks Mark for posting the reminder.

Bryan 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark South 
  To: chaos 
  Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 5:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] CHAOS meeting this coming Tues. (May 9)


  I wanted to pass this along from Sky and Telescope:



  Comet to Cross Ring Nebula Sunday
  May 5, 2006 | Amateur astronomers everywhere have been following the double comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, well up in the east in late evening. Its two largest pieces are currently 7th or 8th magnitude — not as bright as was hoped, but still visible with good binoculars through a not-too-badly light-polluted sky. On Sunday night, May 7th, the comet's brightest piece will pass right across the famous Ring Nebula in Lyra! Don't miss this event. . . .


  Greg Dillon and I had the opportunity to look at Comet 73P this past weekend and it is remarkably beautiful.  We saw fragments B & C.  
  I can't wait to observe next month with CHAOS.
  mark 


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