Comet McNaught - pre sunrise

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by dcnicholls

Well done! (re not seeing it, that was Dave Herald's quote, not mine

Could be worth a trip up Red Hill tomorrow morning.

DN

Sorry DN, I should have included that. My fault when I try not to quote whole posts.

What did you see from Red Hill? Eric

[GrahamL]

Oh and congradulations gordon on being part of the team that
discovered this stunning object ..
any chance your name could of been on this one ?

well spotted erick much to early for me I'm afraid

[loomberah (Gordon)]

Originally Posted by nightstalker

Oh and congradulations gordon on being part of the team that
discovered this stunning object ..
any chance your name could of been on this one ?
...

yes it could have been, but thats where Rob chose to look during his observing run, so its all his. I've probably found another one a couple of nights ago, although it hasn't been published yet

cheers, Gordon

[dcnicholls]

Originally Posted by erick

What did you see from Red Hill? Eric

Cloudy mornings as usual, except today but I slept in

DN

[iceman (Mike)]

Can anyone tell me (or post a chart) of where it is in the morning sky, from around the Sydney area?

Thanks

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Here ya go Mike. Tomorrow morning at sunrise. Alt and Az at the top left corner

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks Paul, so that's at around 6am? It will be impossible to see with the sun glow at that time.

I guess I need something at around 5am? Will it be above the horizon?

[RB (Andrew)]

Around 5am, should be about 6 deg above the horizon Mike.

[iceman (Mike)]

Cheers Andrew, might go for a shot out at Terrigal tomorrow.