Let's "commemorate" Comet McNaught ...
Yes, thanks! This really helped!chrisyeo wrote:It helps if you know what it looks like..
Compare with this pic here http://skytonight.com/observing/home/5268431.html and maybe you can recognise it after..
clear skies,
Chris
But I must say I am a tad disappointed after looking at the gorgeous images posted, I expected something more 'spectacular'!
Good work!
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Hi,
avert vision also doesn't help... 
Anyway, the "tail" in the photo on skytonight that chrisyeo provide is quite obvious, but I would not said so for the photo aquillae took. To me, it readlly not obvious and it can be anything... clouds, light pollution, jpeg compression artifact and etc... May be it there, but it just so faint... May be those image processing expert can "process" out the "tail", so that we all can easily see it.
Have a nice day.
Err... I still can't see it...Compare with this pic here http://skytonight.com/observing/home/5268431.html and maybe you can recognise it after..
avert vision also doesn't help... Anyway, the "tail" in the photo on skytonight that chrisyeo provide is quite obvious, but I would not said so for the photo aquillae took. To me, it readlly not obvious and it can be anything... clouds, light pollution, jpeg compression artifact and etc... May be it there, but it just so faint... May be those image processing expert can "process" out the "tail", so that we all can easily see it.
Have a nice day.
Yang Weixing
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"The universe is composed mainly of hydrogen and ignorance." 
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Hi,
Have a nice day.
Err... hope not those type of "comet" that some "unlucky" guy will saw flying around above someone final resting place... don't scare me leh... It's not 7 month yet...some hardcore singastro just came back from down under!!!
Have a nice day.
Yang Weixing
"The universe is composed mainly of hydrogen and ignorance."
"The universe is composed mainly of hydrogen and ignorance." 
wow, someone really went down under? that's the spirit! :salute:
i wish i could do the same.
btw i found another shot taken later after Venus has disappeared behind the thick clouds/mountain. It's still dim due to the light pollution though ( a small town with lots of light pollution ).
http://mettex.net/astrojeff/blogpics/20070119/tail.jpg
btw tacyhon, i wouldnt want to stare at the monitor after getting my eyes dark adapted for 60mins
:salute: i wish i could do the same.
btw i found another shot taken later after Venus has disappeared behind the thick clouds/mountain. It's still dim due to the light pollution though ( a small town with lots of light pollution
).http://mettex.net/astrojeff/blogpics/20070119/tail.jpg
btw tacyhon, i wouldnt want to stare at the monitor after getting my eyes dark adapted for 60mins