Hopes of a bright comet in 12 months

[Analoguesat]

-http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1209/25comet/

If it gets anywhere near the predicted mag -16 it'll be be visible in daylight

:-WooHoo

 

[strs65]

Woww! Already excited!!

 

[Analoguesat]

Lets just hope it doesnt do a Comet Kohoetek (1973) That was going to be the comet of the century and barely made it to naked eye visibility....

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Well overdue for a naked eye comet-get my celestron on that and get plenty of photos i think...

 

[A nonymous]

I remember Hale-Bop and Halleys comet. Both were fantastic to view. Hale-Bop was around when i lived in Aberdeen. it looked great up there but when i visited the Midlands you could only see half of it due to light pollution and all the crap in the air.

Nano

 

[Vipersan]

Well overdue for a naked eye comet-get my celestron on that and get plenty of photos i think...

Please do that Paul ..Photos are a must ..particularly as us OOOop North rarely see anything of note in the heavens..
The combination of light pollution and thick cloud kills anything exciting as per..
rgds
VS

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Last week in Skye was awesome- bright stars right down to the horizon. Seen that space debris burning up very brightly up there. The milky way was plain to see.

 

[nelson_b]

Last week in Skye was awesome- bright stars right down to the horizon. Seen that space debris burning up very brightly up there. The milky way was plain to see.

i think the weather turned out to be not bad the week you were there -
a bad back has put me out of action for the past 10 days -on the mend though now - looking to return to Skye anytime after thursday if the weather is ok .

"indeed " -- there is no light pollution in the highlands and islands - i recall once walking on a beach in north west sutherland at midnight, one autumn -- and being able to see my way just by starlight -- ( no moon )

:-righton

regards - nelson.b.

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Twas awesome Nelson to be back on Skye - Weather was 10 mins rainstorm then sunshine. This carried on until half way through the week when the rain disappeared. Pictures on Flickr------
---http://www.flickr.com/photos/8269539@N04/

 

[T_G]

It could be a sign that the end is of the world is coming...bad omen...we must sacrifice...new religions...

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Sacifice them all, be rational and scientific.

 

[excollier]

I have been moderated, it would seem

 

[PaulR]

I have been moderated, it would seem

Not anywhere as far as I can see. It could be that your post got lost in the changeover of forum software.

 

[PaulR]

I have been moderated, it would seem

Maybe it's this from Tivu when he clicked the wrong button!

http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/156262-new-look/page__st__20#entry816290

 

[Lazarus]

I clicked the right button - but it didn't do exactly what I expected it to!

Don't worry, Paul, your time will come .....................

("All the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order, Mr.Preview")

 

[excollier]

It was an inane reference to "Day of the Triffids"

 

[PaulR]

Must be some kind of quality filter built in to the new forum software!

 

[excollier]

Har har har