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
http://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 http://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.

By: Smart_Cookie

Smart_Cookie — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:03:12 +0000

So..I’m here in central Canada. It was clear and very cold tonite. Pardon my ignorance of the subject, but I’m a newbie.
Would the comet have been the brightest light in the SW sky? Before the stars arrived? Or would that have been planet Venus that I saw.

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:21:20 +0000

Here we go, its entered SOHOs field of view: http://sohowww.estec.esa.nl/data/realtime/c3/512/

It’s making Mercury seem like a spec of dust.

By: pumpkinpie

pumpkinpie — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:22:48 +0000

I saw it from downtown St. Paul Minnesota, on the Wabasha St. bridge over the Mississippi. Beautiful!!! (And cold–7 degrees Farenheit! The weather, not the comet.)

By: kara

kara — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:06:20 +0000

Getting out to see it in 2 hours….Can’t wait

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Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:07:31 +0000

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By: The Bad Astronomer

The Bad Astronomer — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:34:23 +0000

I was wondering last night if someone flying north or south would look out their window at sunset and get a surprise!

By: Astroprof

Astroprof — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:07:50 +0000

I finally got to see the thing for myself on the airplane flying home from the AAS Meeting. I actually got some photos that I took from the airplane! I hadn’t thought that they’d turn out, but they aren’t so bad. It’s really impressive! Iposted them on my site: http://astroprofspage.com/archives/610

By: Trebuchet

Trebuchet — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:29:48 +0000

I stayed late at work last night specifically so I could go over to the next building and up to the third floor where there’s a good view of the western horizon. WELL worth it. A crowd had gathered, someone turned out the room lights, and binoculars were being passed around. Quite beautiful.

By the way, from where I was standing, I could see TWO comets. The second one having been manufactured by DeHaviland back in the early 1960′s!

By: Shawn S.

Shawn S. — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:42:23 +0000

*cries*
It’s storming here. How long is it expected to be visable?

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:25:04 +0000

Yeah! Freakin’ awesome is right Phil.
Amazing but true….I actually saw it last night here in Seattle. Rain, wind, floods, disaster, and now very cold, but the western skies cleared an there it was. Way cool!
I took some photos, but my darn DSLR had crud on the CCD chip. I cleaned it off and will try again tonight.

By: Writer’s Blog » Blog Archive » Comet McNaught

Writer’s Blog » Blog Archive » Comet McNaught — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:53:08 +0000

[...] Looks like yet another cool astronomical phenonmenon is going to pass me by before I’ll get to see it. I’ve been checking the horizon every night for the past several days in hopes of being able to see Comet McNaught, but unfortunately, I’ve been hampered by consistent cloud cover. And the weather report for the next several does not look promising or encouraging. It’s a bummer, really. Seems like every time something cool happens in the night skies, I miss out. Last time Haley’s Comet traveled past, it was the same thing – heavy cloud cover during the prime viewing time. I did get to see Hale-Bopp, at least, so I guess that’s something. Looks like I’ll just have to content myself with seeing photographs of McNaught. [...]

By: Grand Lunar

Grand Lunar — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:44:12 +0000

Oh the humanity! The clouds got in the way!

But the moon and Venus (I think it was Venus) and a few stars made a good show.

By: Chicago Astronomer Joe

Chicago Astronomer Joe — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:54:26 +0000

Comet McNaught from Under Chicago Skies

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/josephguzman/Comets/McNaught9a_filtered1.jpg[/IMG]

Viewing comet McNaught from light polluted Chicago skies was spectacular! Classical fan-tail extending quite a bit away from the coma, and even showed thru low hugging clouds. Just amazing!

Easily spotted naked eye, it posed for photographs quite nicely, and a full narrative with images can be found at the Chicago Astronomer:

http://tinyurl.com/ykxef2

What a great treat from a surprise comet!

By: Will

Will — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:51:47 +0000

I’m a little confused — after it passes perihelion, will it be a strictly Southern Hemisphere object, will it remain visible in the North in the mornings, or will it disappear for a few weeks and reappear once it gets farther from the Sun? I saw it tonight for the first time, and it was beautiful — although not as sublime as Hale-Bopp or Hyakutake. I’d like to get another chance it tomorrow is cloudy!

By: Supernova

Supernova — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:24:04 +0000

Better than Hale-Bopp, I’d say — the tail seems quite a bit longer. McNaught is SO COOL. Can’t wait for another look tomorrow!

By: Howard

Howard — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:27:43 +0000

Damn it! ANOTHER freakin’ storm has hit Denver and is supposed to be around for the next 3 days. Ugh.

By: Monkey

Monkey — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:45:52 +0000

Yep, from Prince George (Canada) it snuck out of the clouds (well, the clouds abated a wee bit and it was visible) for a clea naked eye-er well before it was dark. It was clear for about 5 min’s and four strangers huddled in -25c plus wind on a hilltop out of town to see it. What a sight.
I heard it is going to be gone after tomorrow…any other news? I basically get this form http://www.spaceweather.com

peace,
M

By: The Bad Astronomer

The Bad Astronomer — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:19:01 +0000

HB was better, to be honest, but it had dark skies and was up higher. This one has the cool factor going because I could see it and its tail in what was essentially daylight.