Let's "commemorate" Comet McNaught ...

cataclysm · Post by **cataclysm** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:37 pm

wow! That is an incredible picture!

boothee · Post by **boothee** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:56 pm

Here are some pictures recorded by a friend of mine while we are observing.

http://www.singastro.org/album_showpage.php?pic_id=651
http://www.singastro.org/album_showpage.php?pic_id=652
http://www.singastro.org/album_showpage.php?pic_id=653
http://www.singastro.org/album_showpage.php?pic_id=655

When can we see this comet again? Sunrise? Anyone know? Because I want to plan a trip outside city area to take some photo of the comet.

Cheers!!!

boothee

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:39 pm

jiahao1986 wrote:look at this picture by Kevin Crause from South Africa!!! OH MY GOD!!! the tail!!!

GOSH!! This reminds me of Ikeya-Seki in 1965!!

http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0304.html

starfinder · Post by **starfinder** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:28 am

Argghhhh.... the clouds!! Been trying for days to view the comet.

In case it's still extremely cloudy over Singapore in the next few days, here is one other way of viewing the comet, as a minor consolation:

http://www.citysurf.asn.au/webcam/

It's a webcam at a beach near Perth, Western Australia, and faces the WSW. Sunset information for today at Perth:

"Sunset at 8:26 PM in direction 245° West-southwest"
"Current time zone offset: UTC/GMT +9 hours"
(i.e. 7:26pm singapore time).

If this webcam does not catch it, then try searching for others on the net, e.g. in south america, etc.

Am not sure if the webcams are sensitive and sharp enough to pick out the comet, though.

Ha!

Anyway, the Sky and Telescope gallery has some great images:
http://skytonight.com/community/gallery ... 29766.html

And read here for an account in a New Zealand local newspaper about the viewing of the comet on Jan 17th:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandt ... 96a10.html

That's what we're missing!

Tachyon · Post by **Tachyon** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:32 am

I was in Bali for 3 days trying to catch the comet - no luck! Morning and evening clouds spoilt it all! *sigh*

aquillae · Post by **aquillae** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:35 am

Traveler wrote:

GOSH!! This reminds me of Ikeya-Seki in 1965!!

http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0304.html

That's what i thought too when i first saw Crause's pic. Such a great view and we're missing it out

. Yelling "open sesame" to the clouds every 5mins won't work either :roll:

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:17 am

[quote="jiahao1986"]look at this picture by Kevin Crause from South Africa!!! OH MY GOD!!! the tail!!!

WOW!

Post by **weixing** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:23 am

Hi,
WOW!!!!!

Have a nice day.

deepakrn · Post by **deepakrn** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:48 pm

Thinking of making a last ditch effort to catch the comet at sunrise off Changi. Any point? Need moral support, lah.

Post by **weixing** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:17 pm

Hi,

Thinking of making a last ditch effort to catch the comet at sunrise off Changi. Any point? Need moral support, lah.

The sun rise before the comet, so not likely you'll be able to see the comet. The best chance now is still before sunset, but it'll be very very very close to horizon( which is always cloudy) when the sunset.

Have a nice day.