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Comet Lovejoy
Posted: Thu 22 Dec 2011 8:32 pm
by Gordon-Loomberah
For those in the southern hemisphere, Comet Lovejoy is quite spectacular in the morning sky now. I've had lots of stormy and cloudy weather recently, wth 60mm in a storm yesterday, but there was a brief period this morning when the cloud wasn't too bad.
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I've posted a couple of pics here:
http://astro.gunagulla.com
Re: Comet Lovejoy
Posted: Thu 22 Dec 2011 10:55 pm
by hectic
great picture wow!
Re: Comet Lovejoy
Posted: Thu 22 Dec 2011 11:12 pm
by mcrossley
Great images, amazing that the blighter survived its plunge through the Suns atmosphere.
Re: Comet Lovejoy
Posted: Thu 22 Dec 2011 11:15 pm
by water01
If its anything like the TV series Lovejoy survives everything!!
Re: Comet Lovejoy
Posted: Fri 23 Dec 2011 2:40 am
by MickinMoulden
Gordon-Loomberah wrote:For those in the southern hemisphere, Comet Lovejoy is quite spectacular in the morning sky now. I've had lots of stormy and cloudy weather recently, wth 60mm in a storm yesterday, but there was a brief period this morning when the cloud wasn't too bad.
C2011W3small.jpg
I've posted a couple of pics here:
http://astro.gunagulla.com
Excellent Gordan. Can I ask, what is the best way to get updates on upcoming celestial events (here in Australia)? I'd like to be ready with my telescope and camera!
Re: Comet Lovejoy
Posted: Fri 23 Dec 2011 4:28 am
by Gordon-Loomberah
Michael, spaceweather.com is a good one to keep an eye on for bright comets and aurora, not that Darwin is ideally located for aurora observing
Re: Comet Lovejoy
Posted: Fri 23 Dec 2011 8:13 am
by MickinMoulden
Gordon-Loomberah wrote:Michael, spaceweather.com is a good one to keep an eye on for bright comets and aurora, not that Darwin is ideally located for aurora observing
Ha ha, yeah! Good for cyclones and lightning though!