Comments on: Sky at Night Curse http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/ The Universe as seen from the perspective of an astronomical researcher, presenter and writer. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:28:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris Lintott’s Universe » Sky at Night curse hits HST servicing mission. http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/comment-page-1/#comment-96586 Chris Lintott’s Universe » Sky at Night curse hits HST servicing mission. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:18:16 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/#comment-96586 [...] preview of the mission with Martin Barstow last weekend, so I’m chalking this one up to the Sky at Night [...] [...] preview of the mission with Martin Barstow last weekend, so I’m chalking this one up to the Sky at Night [...]

]]> By: Pete Lawrence http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/comment-page-1/#comment-21682 Pete Lawrence Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:34:57 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/#comment-21682 Hi Chris, I managed to pick up 17P/Holmes through fairly substantial cloud last night (26 Oct). After a bit of a battle identifying the area (it's not easy to astro-navigate with just the Moon visible!) I managed to lock onto the comet. For all the world it looks like a defocused star - most odd. It's quite large and pretty bright by comet standards. I've seen various descriptions of it as looking like a yellow nebula and they are pretty much spot on. A cloud filtered UK image can be seen here: http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/comets/2007-10-26_Comet-Holmes_800.jpg Let's hope the UK's night sky clarity improves next week - it can't get much worse! Hi Chris,

I managed to pick up 17P/Holmes through fairly substantial cloud last night (26 Oct). After a bit of a battle identifying the area (it’s not easy to astro-navigate with just the Moon visible!) I managed to lock onto the comet. For all the world it looks like a defocused star – most odd. It’s quite large and pretty bright by comet standards. I’ve seen various descriptions of it as looking like a yellow nebula and they are pretty much spot on. A cloud filtered UK image can be seen here:

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/comets/2007-10-26_Comet-Holmes_800.jpg

Let’s hope the UK’s night sky clarity improves next week – it can’t get much worse!

]]> By: Can You Spot Comet Holmew? at Orbiting Frog http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/comment-page-1/#comment-21475 Can You Spot Comet Holmew? at Orbiting Frog Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:18:27 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/#comment-21475 [...] Chris Lintott is reporting on his blog on Comet Holmew, which ought to be a magnitude 17 object but recently clocked in at mag 10 and then mag 3, making it a naked-eye visible comet (even from Cardiff if you’re lucky). [...] [...] Chris Lintott is reporting on his blog on Comet Holmew, which ought to be a magnitude 17 object but recently clocked in at mag 10 and then mag 3, making it a naked-eye visible comet (even from Cardiff if you’re lucky). [...]

]]> By: David http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/comment-page-1/#comment-21434 David Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:33:06 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/10/24/sky-at-night-curse/#comment-21434 I see your Sky at Night curse and raise you an English weather curse. I see your Sky at Night curse and raise you an English weather curse.

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