On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:33:44 -0600, Pat Flannery wrote
(in article ):



Neil Gerace wrote:
Had a really great view of it just after sunset tonight. It's past its best
but I wasn't able to go looking for it before.

http://www.yp-connect.net/~mmatti/_p...1_mcnaught.htm

The head of the comet was about magnitude 0 tonight, which compares with -2
a few days ago at perihelion. But I still got to see the curved tail with
its light and dark stripes. I dunno if all bright comets have them but this
one did. It was the first time I've seen a comet other than Halley in 1986.


Thanks for that info! I didn't even know we had a bright one in the
vicinity. I'll look for it tonight.

Pat

At my latitude it was at its best last week but still too low on the horizon
as the sky darkened. Now it's already set by sunset. :-(

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You can run on for a long time,
Sooner or later, God'll cut you down.
~Johnny Cash