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Waxing Gibbous 90.4%
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20-03-2007, 01:23 PM
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Congratulations that is very exciting news
Maxie
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20-03-2007, 01:29 PM
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Congratulations Terry!
It must be an anxious time awaiting confirmation that it's a new discovery.
Well done.
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20-03-2007, 02:07 PM
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A huge congratulations to you Terry. You have achieved what most of us only dream of!
I'm sure it's only through dedication, patients and experience that you have ended up with the find.
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20-03-2007, 07:11 PM
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Help, How to I go about manually adding this to CDC? Updates not available for this yet.
Regards
Fahim
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20-03-2007, 09:26 PM
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I took a couple of images of this comet on Saturday Morning (1am) very bright. amazing no spacecraft picked it up. was far enough south to be hidden  well done terry.
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20-03-2007, 10:00 PM
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Onya Terry. I hope this Comet kicks Arse
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21-03-2007, 12:43 AM
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@ netwolf: you dont have to manually add the comet, just open the online ressource button on the upper right and press update. After that u will see the comet in the searchlist and solar system, then comets, there it is .
Hope i could help you.
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21-03-2007, 11:35 AM
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I could not find an online resource button, however I did the update from within the configuration section and downloaded the latest Comet.dat. That did the trick, now I have it.
Regards
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21-03-2007, 01:33 PM
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Good job, Terry!
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21-03-2007, 02:49 PM
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21-03-2007, 05:53 PM
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Nice shot Andrew, I think I can see the beginning of tail.
Terry
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22-03-2007, 06:17 PM
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If anyone is in Brisbane check out the Courier Mail tommorrow might be an article on comet and its discoverer. On second thoughts if it includes the 'Oh What a feeling...Toyota' photo maybe not
Terry
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22-03-2007, 08:18 PM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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ooh take a picture Terry, congrats! The first of many, I suspect 
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22-03-2007, 10:32 PM
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I only wish I had more time to photograph it, it was moving relatively fast visually over an hour..
Is it true that this comet will only reach Mag 7? still a great effort, not every comet would be a Mc Naught. Would be good to see it again. love the green.
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22-03-2007, 10:53 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Terry,
I offer my congratulations.
Whether 'Comet Lovejoy' gets bright or stays at it is, is immaterial. The fact that you found it first is the best news.
I am pleased to say I witnessed your Comet from the Snake Valley Camp on the Friday Night/Sat Morning thru Andrews (Astromans) camera and ED80.
Thanks to Bert for ringing us at Camp with the news of the discovery and it's location as more news came to hand. Those of us at Camp were kept up to date via the 'Bert Link'.
Feel proud, and enjoy it. You deserve it.
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23-03-2007, 04:41 AM
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Looked at Terry's comet again this morning with 20x80s and the 12" dob. It was close to alpha Ind (30' away) so a bit difficult in the binoculars. No tail yet in the 12" but the coma was easy to see.
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23-03-2007, 08:30 AM
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23-03-2007, 08:49 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Excellent! Well done Terry!
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23-03-2007, 08:53 AM
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Very good article.
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23-03-2007, 08:59 AM
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Blacktown isn't so black
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I'm with the other lads, that was an excellent story in the newspaper, which will probably inspire more people to become interested in astronomy than you will ever actually know. Top stuff
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