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Old 19-02-2007, 10:56 PM
Al (Alice)
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Originally Posted by glenc View Post
Just looked at the comet at 5am DST. It is still a naked eye object and the tail is 4.5 degrees long using 20x80 binoculars. The tail is visible above nu Tuc but not at delta Tuc.
Well done Glenc! How big is 4.5 degrees for the tail? eg diameter of the moon, I don't understand degrees in relation to astronomical objects.
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Al
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