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Old February 12th 19, 11:58 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Mike Collins[_4_]
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Default The comets and the inner solar system

Gerald Kelleher wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qtyS38Zkzs

http://www.aerith.net/comet/weekly/20100710n.html

Another remarkable feature is the brightening of comets as they approach
the central Sun with perhaps the brightening around the 21st January
being the best of that year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-neEvX8Jw

Identifying comets on a celestial sphere is perhaps enjoyable in its own
way and seems to have a large following, however, to see the inner solar
system and all the dynamics going on is far more satisfying for those who
can make the adjustment.

Again, low hanging fruit for the first people to make correct judgments
from orbital perspectives minus daily rotational effects.


Nothing could highlight your inability to visualise more than than your
belief that comets brightening as they approach the sun is “remarkable”.

If you had any interest in comets you would be out with a pair of
binoculars observing them with and without magnification rather than
staring at YouTube images or googling information about a comet you never
saw from a decade ago.