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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Clive on March 09, 2013, 20:49

Title: NASA's guide to observing a comet over the next few days
Post by: Clive on March 09, 2013, 20:49

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/asteroids/news/comet20130307.html

Title: Re: NASA's guide to observing a comet over the next few days
Post by: Simon on March 09, 2013, 21:41

I think we'll be lucky to see anything through the cloud.

Title: Re: NASA's guide to observing a comet over the next few days
Post by: Clive on March 10, 2013, 08:23

Sadly I agree.  :(

Title: Re: NASA's guide to observing a comet over the next few days
Post by: sam on March 30, 2013, 08:00

I didn't see a darn thing. :(  (Sent out all of my year 8s to try and see it though)

Title: Re: NASA's guide to observing a comet over the next few days
Post by: sam on March 30, 2013, 08:00

which of course meant I had some easy homework to mark!

Title: Re: NASA's guide to observing a comet over the next few days
Post by: Clive on March 30, 2013, 08:14

I saw it from home on March 12th when it was close to the slenderest crescent Moon I have ever seen.  Its tail stood bolt upright from the horizon.  Then I saw it again on March 18th from the Sami camp at Tromso where we had an observing site with no obstructions.  Again it was an easy object.  The last time I saw it was off the ship when they turned off all the deck lights to view the aurora.

Title: Re: NASA's guide to observing a comet over the next few days
Post by: sam on March 30, 2013, 09:15

Nice!