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solissydney
08-02-2009, 02:39 PM
Images taken Sunday AM
Note travel of comet between first image taken at 2:38 am and last image taken at 3:16 am.
Whoa, nearly didnt you in the Deep Space section ... nice shots indeed, and it is definitely hiking along .... :thumbsup:
gregbradley
08-02-2009, 04:52 PM
Great shots.
How do you find out the RA and Dec to find it?
Greg.
Peter Ward
08-02-2009, 05:13 PM
Go to the MPC at Harvard and either download the orbital elements for your particular brand of software (TheSky 6 will do this automatically) or generate an ephemeris for the comet.
avandonk
08-02-2009, 05:13 PM
Plot the path in StarAtlasPro? Here you go Greg
Bert
gregbradley
08-02-2009, 05:17 PM
Thanks Bert.
Greg.
gregbradley
08-02-2009, 05:18 PM
Thanks Peter.
Greg.
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