Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Mar 6th 2013, 2:37 pm
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Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Look to the west around sunset
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/83942...e-to-see-comet
Stupid name for a comet!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/83942...e-to-see-comet
Stupid name for a comet!
Mar 6th 2013, 4:14 pm
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
wish hubby was here as I'm useless at knowing which is north and which is south so west is going to be beyond me 
Mar 6th 2013, 4:23 pm
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Its the same direction as the sunset! 
Mar 6th 2013, 5:07 pm
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
ohh cheers so 7.54 (sunset) should look out
Mar 6th 2013, 9:57 pm
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Best I could get tonight...
You can just see its tail going upwards...will try again tomorrow and see if less haze but the window of dark-enough-but-still-above-the-horizon is quite short (15mins or so tonight), so find somewhere with an open Westerly horizon.
You can just see its tail going upwards...will try again tomorrow and see if less haze but the window of dark-enough-but-still-above-the-horizon is quite short (15mins or so tonight), so find somewhere with an open Westerly horizon.
Mar 7th 2013, 7:20 am
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Ooo. Brilliant. I'll be watching out this evening. 
Mar 7th 2013, 7:21 am
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Best I could get tonight...
http://images.nikonians.org/gallerie...tarrsComet.jpg
You can just see its tail going upwards...will try again tomorrow and see if less haze but the window of dark-enough-but-still-above-the-horizon is quite short (15mins or so tonight), so find somewhere with an open Westerly horizon.
http://images.nikonians.org/gallerie...tarrsComet.jpg
You can just see its tail going upwards...will try again tomorrow and see if less haze but the window of dark-enough-but-still-above-the-horizon is quite short (15mins or so tonight), so find somewhere with an open Westerly horizon.
Mar 7th 2013, 7:32 am
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Didn't see it. Think you need a unobstructed view of the horizon.
Stupid mountains.
Stupid mountains.
Mar 7th 2013, 8:27 am
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Hi BEVS, this shot was taken at 8:37pm. The comet is quite close to the Sun and is setting with the Sun, hence the short window when the Sun has set hence dark enough to show but by then the comet is close to the horizon and setting....
You need as clear a view of the western horizon as possible (no trees or hills)
The crop is taken from this image which will show you where in relation to the Sunset it appears:
The comet is half way up the sky, vertical from the mid-point of the left-hand fan of leaves at the right of the picture...
You need as clear a view of the western horizon as possible (no trees or hills)
The crop is taken from this image which will show you where in relation to the Sunset it appears:
The comet is half way up the sky, vertical from the mid-point of the left-hand fan of leaves at the right of the picture...
Mar 7th 2013, 7:37 pm
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Pulled out the big lens tonight:
Panstarr's Comet
and Jupiter with moons for good measure
Panstarr's Comet
and Jupiter with moons for good measure
Mar 8th 2013, 8:10 am
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Unfortunately, due to extreme anti-social racist 
behaviour from a neighbour , we didn't get to view the comet.
Can we still see it this evening please?
behaviour from a neighbour , we didn't get to view the comet.Can we still see it this evening please?
Mar 8th 2013, 8:58 am
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Yes you should be able to see it over the next few nights if there is no cloud in the way, it is gradually getting brighter but lower (closer to the sun), but last two nights we have first seen it very close to 8:30. We lose it about 9pm as it sets.
Mar 8th 2013, 7:07 pm
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Rats ! We tried and failed. Great clear view but couldn't spot it at all.
Mar 8th 2013, 7:11 pm
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Re: Panstarrs Comet - Visible tonight
Here's a pic of Comet Lemmon over Makara in Wellington.
Mar 9th 2013, 3:30 pm
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