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Originally Posted by Neil Dwiar
I haven't been on for a while, anyone know if Holmes is visible from Adelaide?
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sure is Neil, you need a pretty fine true dead northern horizon, as i think it around 4d from true horizon, good thing is, being as far away as it is, it appears to move very slowly thru constellations position wise - last week when the weather was good, it was about an easy object to see as you could possibly get! i was very surprised how well it could be seen.
check out the 'assassin from the north' - this is bright comet/event weather it is dry and clear for months, and then BANG right on cue you get one of these monsters - every single time without fail!
makes a grown man cry, and i dont want to cry anymore (sounds like a song) - they should call this the 'crying game' not astronomy