> Just an off-topic note to say that under mediocre conditions > (at best!) this morning (June 28) I was able to observe Comet > C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) with my 10x50s between 9:30 and 9:55 UTC. > I'm not sure of the magnitude, but once I got away from the Hi Ed, The magnitudes making rounds range from +3.1 to +4.0. It is interesting that this comment has gained roughly 6 magnitudes during the past few months which is an indication it is about to break up (aside from having broken up into two and then three pieces). > worst city light, it was pretty easy to see just north of eta > Ceti. This is from 30 degrees north. There are a couple of It has certainly become a naked eye object. > more mornings when the Moon will set early enough for those > at the right latitudes (i.e., not too far north). Here's a Having studied the comet's behavior over the next little while, it should be visible to northern hemisphere observers for the next two months. As I have an all-nighter tonight due to some Iridium flares, I will certainly be looking for it for some photos. Anthony. > link to the Minor Planet Center's daily ephemeris for this > comet: > > http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/2001A2_1.html > > Plan to observe some satellites soon! > > Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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