This is the more prescriptive twilight/sunset view of the comet that I got a few days ago as I molested my body with cold.
This is a shot taken today (Jan 13/07) as it became a daytime visible object. Pretty astounding, no?These are obviously not my pictures. I copied them from SpaceWeather.com (link below) as clouds have won the battle around PG.
And more on the comet, now suggested to be, at its brightest, the brightest of the century. Pretty neat for something that kinda came out of nowhere (nowhere being, yes, the Kuiper Belt, but relatively nowhere...).
http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/01/12/comet-mcnaught-videoblog/
Yes, another link to BadAstronomy.com
Clouds have hampered any realisitc chances of getting another view, daytime or nighttime view, of this celestial tansient so the best I can do is go straight to the source...and then link to it. Here Phil has set up a neat little videoblog of his bino's and it makes for a great shot - when you consider the technology he is dealing with - of the comet. Check it out, and if you have clear skies one last attempt is worth it. Look west as the sun sets and go about (umm..this is a rough estimate) 1 degree away from the sun and it should be that bright comet-like thing. Venus is actually opposite it(opposite side of the sun) so it if the comet is visible then wait a few more minutes and try to spot a solar companion. A less transient one, at least!
Yes, another link to BadAstronomy.com
Clouds have hampered any realisitc chances of getting another view, daytime or nighttime view, of this celestial tansient so the best I can do is go straight to the source...and then link to it. Here Phil has set up a neat little videoblog of his bino's and it makes for a great shot - when you consider the technology he is dealing with - of the comet. Check it out, and if you have clear skies one last attempt is worth it. Look west as the sun sets and go about (umm..this is a rough estimate) 1 degree away from the sun and it should be that bright comet-like thing. Venus is actually opposite it(opposite side of the sun) so it if the comet is visible then wait a few more minutes and try to spot a solar companion. A less transient one, at least!
Also check out http://spaceweather.com/ for up to date info about all things astronomical.
Enjoy.
Kudos to Phil and BA
Enjoy.
Kudos to Phil and BA
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