Militaris Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I have just been outside and seen comet mcnaught. It is simply amazing, lighting up a large path through the night size. I am going to drive to a better viewing spot over the next few nights. Here are a few photos and more information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_McNaught The best viewing would probably be from New Zealand, Southern Australia, South Africa and the tip of South America. It is worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiimben Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Cool, I'm pretty sure I saw it when I was climbing the harbour bridge. :P But it didn't move :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I saw it tonight, gonna try and take a photo of it tomoz, it looks really good. I was just talking to hiimben about it on rs lol. "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker6 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Awesome, no chance of me seeing it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin_and_Tonic Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Never heard of it... Guess it cant been seen from England? :anxious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markup Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Never heard of it... Guess it cant been seen from England? :anxious: Yeah same, never heard of it and I live in england... : ( ~MAK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assassin_696 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I love comets, I wish more were visable from england. "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Well, the far southern hemisphere has there comet, but the far northern hemisphere has something even better, the Aurora Borealis. :D Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assassin_696 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Well, the south has there comet, but the north has something even better, the aurora borealis. :D True but you need to go very far north to see that. "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Well, the south has there comet, but the north has something even better, the aurora borealis. :D True but you need to go very far north to see that. Same to see the comet. Just not quite as far. But I have heard of sightings in Scandinavia (Lapland, Finland to be specific), and that's probably in line with Southern New Zealand. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alperbacon Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 lucky it would be so amazing :!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Lol Viktor the comet's a one off, the Aurora isn't, it's a regular thing. (right?...) Heres a photo i took myself, it was really hard to get the settings lol. Ended up being a 20 sec exposure at 800ASA. Don't be fooled by the sky portrayed here, it was black, but because it was a 20 sec exposure it appears lighter. The trees are blury, aswell as the comet because they were moving and it was quite windy, so even with my remote the tripod moved a bit. without further ado: RM "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assassin_696 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Lol Viktor the comet's a one off, the Aurora isn't, it's a regular thing. (right?...) Right, comets occur fairly rarely. They have hugely elliptical orbits travelling very far away from the sun and then coming very close. It's only when they get close (their perihelion) that they are visible. The aurora are incredibly beautiful but also fairly common, simply the collision of charged electrons with other atoms and releasing energy as light. "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afrobro007 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I saw the comet when up the Wither Hills last night. It wasn't that bright. Afro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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