CyberHippie Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 They are saying this could turn out to be the brightest comet in recorded history.Look to the Western sky at sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 wow.cooool.thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16596457/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I've been excited about it but haven't actually seen it yet... gonna head to the side of the escarpment this weekend somewhere with a clear eastern view at dawn and try and catch a glimpse (assuming there'll be a break in the clouds) look east in the morning, west at night... its super close to the horizon so you need to be somewhere flat or preferably elevated at first they said it was only visible in the mornings but then realised it was bright enough to be seen in the evenings as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThe Owl Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I read about this but it's overcast in Ottawa tonight... I think it's supposed to be a little nicer tomorrow...Besides, it's been ten years since I've seen a cool comet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 if I've ever experienced a perfect excuse to be up at dawn, it'd be attending a run of nero shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThe Owl Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 You possess a profound wisdom, paisley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Comet McNaught Over Catalonia This past weekend Comet McNaught peaked at a brightness that surpassed even Venus. Fascinated sky enthusiasts in the Earth's northern hemisphere were treated to an instantly visible comet head and a faint elongated tail near sunrise and sunset. Recent brightness estimates had Comet McNaught brighter than magnitude -5 (minus five) over this past weekend, making it the brightest comet since Comet Ikeya-Seki in 1965, which was recorded at -7 (minus seven). The Great Comet of 2007 reached its brightest as it rounded the Sun well inside the orbit of Mercury. Over the next week Comet McNaught will begin to fade as it moves south and away from the Sun. The unexpectedly bright comet should remain visible to observers in the southern hemisphere with unaided eyes for the rest of January. The above image, vertically compressed, was taken at sunset last Friday from mountains above Catalonia, Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 I saw that puppy earlier tonight, about 5:15 pm.Right out my living room window! It was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, has grown a long and filamentary tail. The spectacular tail spreads across the sky and is visible to Southern Hemisphere observers just after sunset. The head of the comet remains quite bright and easily visible to even city observers without any optical aide. The amazing tail is visible on long exposures and even to the unaided eye from a dark location. Reports even have the tail visible just above the horizon after sunset for many northern observers as well. Comet McNaught, estimated at magnitude -2 (minus two), was caught by the comet's discoverer in the above image just after sunset last Friday from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. Comet McNaught, the brightest comet in decades, is now fading as it moves further into southern skies and away from the Sun and Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 fireworks + comet + lightening storm = one sweet visual think we're running out of McNaught Comet posts... check out the pic full size... pretty amazing Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. On January 26, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught. The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes. Comet McNaught continues to move out from the Sun and dim, but should remain visible in southern skies with binoculars through the end of this month. The above image is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce red reflections from the exploding firework. APotD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 That's a pretty wild pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 the australian people watching it all from on the beach remind me of cavemen somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavetothegroove Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 What part of the world is that pic in Paisley? What a wild place to be to watch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavetothegroove Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Oh austraila? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 yupsweet uber bonus fireworks show at the beach in Perth, Ausie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy420 Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 so, did anyone around here actually see it? i tried, but the supposed best days were cloudy. i think i may have seen it once, but really, who knows. i tend to see a lot of things that arent really there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Freek By Night said he did (above)waited a few nights for the cloud cover to break but it didn't, and kind of lost interest... enjoyed the pics though... didn't seem like north america really got a lot of great chances here's a bunch more Comet McNaught pics like to try and get out to catch the Leonids every year... always seem to find them about when I'm just ready to give up... have seen some pretty neat skies during said meteor showers ball lightening is damn cool too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yeah disappointing, it was cloudy every night here. Never got a chance to see it.Awesome pics though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yeah disappointing, it was cloudy every night here. Never got a chance to see it.Awesome pics though! unless I see something with my own eyes, I assume they are fake. just like the moonwalk (obviously Sudbury) and Donald Trump's hair (not quite sure what's going on there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Actually it was filmed in the "2001" movie studio by Kubrick. Check out "Dark Side of the Moon" on google video. A 'documentry' about the moon landing filming. The current theory seems to be that the moon landing did happen. But the version the world watched on tv was faked, because of a technical limitation, as well as so we wouldn't see all the ufo's up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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