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Offline Agafaster

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Re: Naked eye comet
« on: November 12, 2007, 02:21:59 PM »
Ha!

I've seen this comet - I pointed me 10x50 Russian 'nocs at it, and was suitably impressed - just a fuzzy patch to the left of northern perseus, and south of casseiopeia, but quite a tight constrained fuzziness. took a couple of pics from my Practika MTL5B and a 200mm Telephoto. dunno if they'll come out - or even if the camera still works !

also -is mars in Gemini at the mo ? slap bang in the middle of the constellation, and red, so I guessed it must be. very clear skies last night even for the Black country !
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Re: Naked eye comet
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2007, 08:05:31 AM »
Yes, its mars (yeah yeah, I know - replying to own post !), deduced by the enormous mars pic on the latest copy of Astronomy Now. comes to conjunction (IIRC) on Christmas Eve.

Showed my mum the comet and mars last night - the skies over the East Mids are a lot clearer than the Black Country ! :-(
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