Comet C/2008 A1 McNaught

[TonyF.070112]

Well the 1st new comet of 2008.

currently Mag 15.1

[TonyF.070112]

animation

[TaviG.050801]

And of course its a McNaught

Tavi
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[TonyF.070112]

update

now mag 7.8






clouds rolling in but you can still see it about 4 oclock of center.


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[TomM.040629]

Gee Tony do me a favor and don't post double images as in the beginning.
Why? Because what you showed is excacty what alcohol does to one's eyes - see double when those are not there. I know somebody that tossed 20x80 binos because they thought 1 or both prisms were not aligned and it would be cheaper to get another set- oh man was that person very mistaken!!

[TaviG.050801]

Nice catch, Tony! Its brightening up very nicely.

Tavi
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[TomM.040629]

yes Tavi it is- however simple but complex question. What is a comet? Simple a fast or slow moving mountianist mass that is made of carbon and ice - correcrt? They are ground up charcol with some atoms/compunds that are water type matter- no- not all h2o - some are Ammonia - stinks but it will cause an effect on other molecules to produce something - just as sulphar does. Perhaps as we reflect back to Shoemaker/Levy 9 which impacted Jupiter (glad it wasns't here) may produce something - time will tell.