Comet McNaught viewing (APOD X Jan 2007)

DavidLeodis · Post by **DavidLeodis** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:10 pm

I never did see the comet, which is a pity as it is an amazing sight judged by the images I've seen. One thing I've noticed is that it seems to have a very curved tail. Is such a marked curve normal?

soupphysics · Post by **soupphysics** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:48 pm

It's not that amazing. Nothing special to see it with you naked eye. The picture are better, and there's plenty of them. I don't see what's so interesting about looking at it.

l3p3r · Post by **l3p3r** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:47 pm

Hi all!!

I got a good photo from the top of the mountain (Mt Wellington, Tasmania, Aus) on the 17th

Full size

Just with a standard digital camera.

Couldn't help but show it off

Hektor · Post by **Hektor** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:42 pm

8 of the last 10 APOD photos were of McNaught. Enough already!

Let's move on to something more interesting, eh?

devany · Post by **devany** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:59 pm

I agree they've been getting a bit tiresome, but today's is the most spectacular comet picture I've ever seen. And given that the photo was taken by the original discoverer, it's certainly worthy of APOD (imo).

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070122.html

BMAONE23 · Post by **BMAONE23** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:04 pm

I agree with you devany in thet todays APOD is quite spectacular. It is too bad that we will never pass through the tail though, What a meteor shower that would be, but; given the size of the comet, it is then good that there is no chance of our paths crossing in its current orbit.

iamlucky13 · Post by **iamlucky13** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:36 pm

Hehe. Yeah, I think they could have found a few non-McNaught pictures for the last couple days...but not today.

Today's picture is really impressive, and it's the only one I've seen from a reasonably dark sky.

BMAONE23 · Post by **BMAONE23** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:51 pm

I can't wait to hear an update about that Rugby ball shaped, Pluto sized, KBO that might be affected by Neptune. What a comet that would make.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6268799.stm

soupphysics · Post by **soupphysics** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:55 am

Should we just change the site name to McNaught Of The Day!!?

It's been on APOD on January 5,9,13,15,17,18,19,20 and 22.

Do we need to see more almost identical pictures of it? A couple of them stands out, but this is too much.

l3p3r, your picture is good. Atleast as good as the ones on APOD. Nice demonstration that you don't need any new 10 Mpix camera to take good pictures. At 3.2 Mpix, it's really already enough.

harry · Post by **harry** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:25 pm

Hello All

I just hope it does not call earth home.

Nodonn · Post by **Nodonn** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:23 am

I like McNaught's own pictures. Here's where he's hosting the ones he's taken this last week or so. Some are fairly nice and give an indication of the show the southern hemisphere's been getting (well until tonight, damned cloudy lol).

http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/%7Ermn/C2006P1new.htm

Very nice show last night, huge tail and very bright.

Starship Asterisk*

Comet McNaught viewing (APOD X Jan 2007)

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