[meteorite-list] Probable amateur comet discovery
From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:51:54 -0400 Message-ID: <003b01cacd60$d7a88320$0202a8c0_at_yourf78bf48ce2> Rob- That is interesting. Do you have RA and Dec coordinates? -Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matson, Robert D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 7:02 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Probable amateur comet discovery > Hi All, > > An intriguing story is developing over on the Minor Planet Mailing > List. It appears that a comet has been discovered by some unknown > party located in the western U.S. (based on the times of the two > discovery images). The object has been confirmed today by two > observatories: Ageo (349) and Moriyama (900), both in Japan. > What's unusual is that the object does NOT appear to have been > found using a CCD-equipped telescope. I have a feeling it was > found visually, either with a backyard telescope or very large > binoculars. --Rob > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Fri 26 Mar 2010 11:51:54 PM PDT |
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