... From: TerryMosel@aol.com Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 09:55:39 EST Subject: Comet Party Hi all, Here are the latest elements for Comet C / 2002 X% Kudo-Fujikawa, courtesy of Prof Mark Bailey. ...
... aol.com Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 18:08:56 EDT Subject: Comet NEAT Hi all, At last ... Comet NEAT observed this evening, 21.35 - 21.45 UT, 30 x 80 binocs, Castlereagh ... but we were defeated by wispy clouds patches of murk haze in the region of the comet ...
... As seen with the naked eye, the comet will appear as a faint, misty patch of light, but the head of the comet, known as the "coma", and its tail should be easily visible with binoculars. ...
... These meteors are produced by dust grains given off by comet Tempel-Tuttle as it orbits the Sun once every 33 years. ... This comet revolves around the Sun in the opposite direction to the Earth, so when the Earth crosses the trail of debris, which ...
... From: TerryMosel@aol.com Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 17:52:09 EST Subject: NEW COMET, Hypernova! ... LECTURES Hi all, A new comet has been discovered which should reach 4th magnitude in late March. ...
... The comet is best seen with binoculars, but viewed with the naked eye both the head and the tail should be easily visible. ... The comet moves into the evening sky after the middle of the month. Last Revised: 06/02/1997 . ...
... told about this lecture by Pat O'Neill - thanks Pat: "Rediscovered Hazards - Why Humans Have Always Feared Comets" By Prof Mike Bailie, QUB (author of "Exodus to Arthur" "Comets in Irish Myth" many papers on the subject). 6.30 p.m., Peter Froggett Centre ...