Comments on: GO SEE COMET MCNAUGHT

By: Ellie Wood

Ellie Wood — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:20:22 +0000

I just saw a something in the sky, it was pink quite big and very high up. It looked a bit like a comet. It fell down and left a long tail behind, then it exploded and part of it began to shine again. It was in the south west area in England.
This was on the 23rd April 2007 at approximatley 8:35pm.
I live in the south east area in Hertfordshire, England.
If anyone has any imformation or saw the same thing as i did please email me on x-ellie95-x@hotmail.com.

By: Chicago Astronomer

Chicago Astronomer — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:30:02 +0000

I attempted to search for the comet in broad daylight from Chicago, but unlike my spectacular views of last week, I could not locate it in the glare of the Sun.

Used 10×50 binos and used a building to occult the sun. Surrounding sky very bright, and put on a polarizer lens to help. Still nothing.

Took some time for my indoor vision to return, but it is quite a dangerous actvity if accidently one swings past the solar disk.

Chicago Astronomer Joe
Administrator
www.chicagoastronomer.com

By: Phill Petrovic

Phill Petrovic — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:27:02 +0000

I took some great shots of the McNaught Comet tonight (January 17th 2007) from Perth, Western Australia. The tail was massive and the comet extremely bright in the western sky after sunset. As I watched the comet setting over the Indian Ocean the tail seemed to change shape from a slight curve to the left - to near vertical. The comet itself had varying degrees of brightness and would change every few minutes. This was probably due to atmospheric conditions such as heat and dust. Photo of McNaught at www.PhotoShopAustralia.com

By: Sean Walker

Sean Walker — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:07:19 +0000

Though the comet will not be visible at night for Northern Hemishere observers, it is bright enough to see during the day if you block the Sun with a stationary object such as a building, and make sure you can see the sky to the left of the sun. About one hand-width to the left at local noon. If looking in the Afternoon, it will be more towards the 10-11 o’clock position.
Tomorrow look for it at about the 7:30 position the same general distance at noon.
Can’t do it today here due to weather in NH, but I’ve seen it 3 nights this week, plus I photographed it during the day on Wednesday:
http://skytonight.com/observing/highlights/5142927.html.
It may only be this bright for another day or so as it moves away from the Sun. See it while it lasts- truely a sight to behold!

Sean Walker
Assistant Editor
Sky & Telescope
http://SkyTonight.com

By: DAVID HENDRIX

DAVID HENDRIX — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:33:24 +0000

CAN THIS COMET BE SEEN AT SUN RISE? DAVID SAVANNAH GA

By: DAVID HENDRIX

DAVID HENDRIX — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:52:45 +0000

WHAT DIRECTION DO YOU LOOK AT SUNSET? SOUTH OR WEST? I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I SHOULD BE TONIGHT.

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:50:07 +0000

Venus was visible before the comet and was brighter. It had a very obvious tail and fuzzyness to it, so if you saw it you’d know it was a comet.