Rating the whole Comet McNaught experience.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

It may be too soon to post this poll. What with the magnitude of the nucleous fading and the tail getting more and more impressive with each night.
How would you rate your experience of viewing Comet McNaught?

[Starkler (Geoff)]

I'll let you know when the conditions actually allow me to see it
Seven days of clouded/smoked out western sky and counting.

[matt]

Good question and poll, jjj

I've really enjoyed McNaught, even though the weather hasn't played nice.

The thing for me is that it has completely surpassed my expectations.

I was excited when I heard a comet was on the way but thought it might be a difficult object to find and view.

I never expected it to be so visible (naked eye) and the display it has put on the last couple of days has been nothing short of fantastic.

I'd dare to say it has made up for the bitter disappointment of Halley.

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Over the past week I've concluded that so far the two leading contenders for scams and/or hoaxes of the year are: 1) the drought, 2) the comet, not necessarily in that order.

[Ric]

Finally got to see it in clears skies last night. It has certainly lived up to all the hype and then some. The tail is just amazing.

Fantastic stuff

[matt]

Originally Posted by janoskiss

Over the past week I've concluded that so far the two leading contenders for scams and/or hoaxes of the year are: 1) the drought, 2) the comet, not necessarily in that order.

It's neither a scam or hoax, Steve.

It's just that the universe is against you

[leon]

I found it fantastic to see, even if it was only for 5mins, the rest of the times it's been clouded over, however, although being very impressive i still get a kick out of all the other objects in the sky that i have never laid eyes on.

Cheers Leon

[IceAgeComing]

i have a cloud following me around

[iceman (Mike)]

#1 for me, the most amazing thing i've ever seen.

Completely blew me away every night at IISAC2007!

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Jeanette,

I had to tick 'What Comet'. I think your all pulling my leg. I haven't seen it yet (set up every evening to view).

You all put a big bunch of cloud out there to try trick me.

Comet! Phooey!!!!

[mickoking]

I am usually not a comet person more deep sky and stuff, but this comet ROCKS. Best Astronomical object I have seen

[astroron (Ron)]

The only thing to beat this for me will be a Supernova in our Galaxy, and I find itThe History of Halleys Comet Made it special even though not spectacular visualy, I was stoked with S/N1987A , amazed with Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 , loved Comets Hyakutake, and Hale_Bopp, But words seem inadequate to describe this Comet

[Blue Skies (Jacquie)]

It's been a dream of mine to see a comet like this and it's been pretty good. But I's have to say that a total solar eclipse would push my buttons even more than McNaught has.

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

Blue Skies,
Far North Queensland, 2012, A Total Eclipse. I'll be there.
If my memory is still working after Lostock. I had my brain fried by Comet McNaught.


Mike.

[toc (Tim)]

Well, for me Halley's comet is vastly superior, since I actually got to see that one

No doubt by the time the clouds clear it will be as impressive as Halley's was too - i.e a lame little smudge only visible with high powered binoculars.

Do I sound bitter?

[DonG]

This is a great comet; it has longevity, and a nice tail, but, for brightness and spectacle, Hyakutake beats it. It was truly grande at 3am high up in a dark sky. Don't get me wrong, I still think that McNaught is a brilliant "bridesmaid" (If only it had been overhead at midnight and still mag -3!).

[Shawn]

Clouds have not broken since I finished the observatory, I was warned that this would happen. aybe I should have delayed completion until after the comet...

[dcnicholls]

It's very fine, but not (yet) as good as Comet Ikeya Seki, nor an overhead corona IBC 4 aurora, nor a total eclipse, but getting close to fourth place in my experience.

There wasn't a suitable vote button for this choice. It's heaps better than faint fuzzies, and Halley's was definitely in the "what comet?" class

DN

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

In the great Company of the IISAC community at Lostock, the comet is a hands down winner

[Scoper (Malcolm)]

Saw the comet last night--spectacular from Dubbo and Wongarbon.I was in Dubbo visiting my daughter. We both saw it and my daughter grabbed her camera and took some shots, the images didn't come out well but the comet was magnificent with the naked eye. As it got darker we could see more of the tail. While driving home to Wongarbon I saw just how large the tail of the comet was, the coma had slipped below the horizon ---but the tail----magnificent under the dark skies out here, almost as good as comet Hyakataki. Yesterday was the only cloudless day here for days and as I work rotating shifts--afternoons and nights. I count myself lucky that i've seen it at all.

Malcolm