[meteorite-list] COMET McNAUGHT IS STILL VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT!

From: Eduardo. <rockhoundm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:05:00 -0300
Message-ID: <B0000013164_at_webmail.abaco.net.ar>

Hi Steve
Being at a large city is hard to see it but my cousin went Entre Rios
province (you will know where is it as La Criolla fall was there).
Yesterday she was able to see it. Naked eye, amazing tail.
Newspapers say that it will be visible all the weekend 20:30 to 21:30 hs
Buenos Aires time.
I will make a try today and if I'm lucky I will write again.
Eduardo


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>
> From: "Steve Schoner" <schoner at mybluelight.com>
> To: <schoner at mybluelight.com>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 9:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] COMET McNAUGHT IS STILL VISIBLE IN
> DAYLIGHT!
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Don't know why my report of my last daylight sighting of this comet
> (01/16/07) did not go through, so I post again. I was very impressed to
> have spotted it yesterday in Flagstaff's clear blue skies, and I had
> some of my co-workers come out and confirm my sightings. They were
> just as amazed as me to have seen it. I also pointed out Venus well to
> the left and up above it which they also spotted as well. They were
> amazed that I pointed it out as they had no idea that one could
> actually see a planet in broad daylight.
>
> In regards to Comet McNaught the "forward scatter" is rapidly vanishing
> and it is very unlikely that it will be seen today by anyone in broad
> daylight (unless you are on a very high mountain with very clear
> skies). I will give it my last try this afternoon. If I can't see it
> with my naked eyes, I won't try with binoculars as it is too dangerous
> to look anywhere near the sun.
>
> This brings up a question to all. Did anyone down south of the equator
> see this in broad daylight from 01/12 to 01/16?
>
> All the reports I have thus far seen are from the north. It should
> have been easily seen in broad daylight down there as the sun would be
> higher in a blue sky.
>
> Steve Schoner
> IMCA #4470
>
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