Comet Machholz easy evening object

I went for a walk this evening returning home about 8:45pm. The walk
warmed me up so i went out in the backyard with my 10x42 binoculars. I
found comet Machholz very easily in the SE sky. If you start with the
two bright stars of Lepus, Arneb and Nihal, and pan about 10=B0 to the
right you can't miss Machholz. My home skies are about mag 4.5. I'd
not be surprised if Machholz is now a naked eye object from a darksky
site.

-Florian
Palm Springs, Ca.

Thanks, I've seen it with my 50 mm bino, faint because the light polutin her
in the city. Looks pretty big.
Julius

"Florian" wrote in message
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I went for a walk this evening returning home about 8:45pm. The walk
warmed me up so i went out in the backyard with my 10x42 binoculars. I
found comet Machholz very easily in the SE sky. If you start with the
two bright stars of Lepus, Arneb and Nihal, and pan about 10° to the
right you can't miss Machholz. My home skies are about mag 4.5. I'd
not be surprised if Machholz is now a naked eye object from a darksky
site.

-Florian
Palm Springs, Ca.

"Florian" wrote in message
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I went for a walk this evening returning home about 8:45pm. The walk
warmed me up so i went out in the backyard with my 10x42 binoculars. I
found comet Machholz very easily in the SE sky. If you start with the
two bright stars of Lepus, Arneb and Nihal, and pan about 10° to the
right you can't miss Machholz. My home skies are about mag 4.5. I'd
not be surprised if Machholz is now a naked eye object from a darksky
site.

-Florian
Palm Springs, Ca.

Dear Florian
I took some images of the comet last night and could see it throught my
finder scope easily. Even after many hours of dark adaption I could not see
it with the naked eye despite having very dark skies and it being near the
zenith. I think it needs a few more weeks.


--
Terry B
Moree
Australia

Easily seen for the last two nights in 20X60 binoculars. Has anyone
observed signs of a tail or even an oval shape?
Bill Bambrick
41 N, 73 W, 95 ASL

I should add that panning right from Lepus in mid-evening to the=20
comet probably only applies to more southern US states. From=20
farther north the comet may still be a bit low to easily find=20
in the evening. And from the southern hemisphere it's a different=20
story all together! ;-)

-Florian

"Florian" wrote in message
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I found comet Machholz very easily in the SE sky.

They should all be so easy to find.

Stephen Paul
Shirley, MA
~42N

"Stephen Paul" wrote in message

They should all be so easy to find.

Stephen Paul
Shirley, MA
~42N


42N? I oughta be able to see it at 44N. Soon as our Michigan Nebula
clears:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041130.html

Ed T.

42N? I oughta be able to see it at 44N. Soon as our Michigan Nebula
clears:

Is it possible to see the comet from my latitude, 63 N?
/Stefan, Sweden

"Stefan Ahlgren" wrote in message
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42N? I oughta be able to see it at 44N. Soon as our Michigan Nebula
clears:

Is it possible to see the comet from my latitude, 63 N?
/Stefan, Sweden

Current declination of Machholz is -26 degrees.

Is it possible to see the comet from my latitude, 63 N?
/Stefan, Sweden

Current declination of Machholz is -26 degrees.

Great! Just one deg over my horizon!
I guess I have to stick with the auroras...
/Stefan