Comet McNaught !!

[Catriel]

The comet McNaught is visiting us these days!
This week it is visible in south hemisphere during an hour after dawn (in Argentina from 20.30hs to 21.30 hs).

I have made an album with all the photos I found in Internet! Here is the link:
s7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/catriel/McNaught/

And here is another link:
spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_mcnaught.htm





I watched it live last night! It was the first time I see a comet since Halley in 1986 (I was 11 years old), but I always try to watch it when I find news about a comet. My city is very lighty in the nights and the sky very dusty.

It was too low in the horizon, I couldn´t use my telescope not even take a picture, but I was extremly exited anyway

I am very happy! It is something amazing for me!

[Catriel]

The comet over Buenos Aires! January 16th 2007

[Catriel]

Comet McNaught over South Africa.

[Lisa]

wow!

cool pictures

I doubt we shall see it over here... cloudy skies at the moment

Mick - do you know if we are due to see it?

[mickrob]

I think we missed it

[Catriel]

Mick! Lisa!

I´m afraid it can´t be seen in Northern hemisphere anymore

Here is the comet over Bariloche, a popular Winter Sky City. It´s surronded by mountains and the sky is neat!




I was able to see it on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday (friday and thursday the sky was cloudy).
On Sunday I used my telescope, it was fantastic, but it was better to appreciate it with the naked eye, to have an idea of how big it appears in the sky (about tho-three times fool moon, I´m talking about it´s tail).

I am a big fan of astronomy, but it is the second time in my life I see a comet, first one was Halley in 1986 but it was so so so small, it was like a star with a few dust within. You had to know it was a comet then, or you should think it was a weak star.
Now this one is something!
I wasn´t able to take pictures, but I stayed all the time there, watching it until it dissapeared.

[Bruce]

Very nice pictures, the albums are great. I didn´t pay attention when they first talked about it, now I can´t watch it, too bad.

[Lisa]

oh thats a shame.

i shall try to keep an ear out for talk of the next one!