[Atmob-discuss] Comet Lulin!

[John Sheff]

He's "livin' on island time" (also from a JB song).

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[mailto:atmob-discuss-bounces at atmob.org] On Behalf Of George Roberts
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:11 PM
To: pbealo at comcast.net
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Subject: Re: [Atmob-discuss] Comet Lulin!

>Its nice where I am at 17.5N, 61.7W, but I haven't stayed up late enough
look. 
>I'll do it tonight!

Seriously?  You haven't stayed up past 8pm yet?  Well it is visible at 7:40
I 
suppose (due east) but it is very low over the horizon.  At your carribean 
location you should be able to find a clear view.  If you can stay up until
9pm 
it will be much better and higher.  Tell the bartender to wake you up at 9pm

tonight.

- George Roberts

----- Original Message ----- 
From: pbealo at comcast.net
To: Mario Motta
Cc: atmob-discuss at atmob.org ; George Roberts
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Atmob-discuss] Comet Lulin!



Peter

The weather is here, wish you were beautiful!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mario Motta" <mmotta at massmed.org>
To: "George Roberts" <gr at gr5.org>
Cc: atmob-discuss at atmob.org
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:55:43 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Atmob-discuss] Comet Lulin!


george, been lousy weather, and hard to take any good images when the wind
is 
howling, shakes the scope, and blurs the image, even in a dome,

Mario


On 2/24/09, George Roberts <gr at gr5.org> wrote:
How come there has been no mention of Lulin on here?

Did anyone see it last night?  It passed very close to Saturn.  It was
visible 
nicely in binoculars (7x50).  I couldn't tell which way the tail was
pointing 
(left vs. right) but I could see it wasn't round but instead elongated like
a 
fat hyphen in the proper orientation.  I recommend it tonight (should be
clearer 
tonight).  Attached is a chart of where to look.  Basically you should still
be 
able to see Lulin and Saturn just barely in the same field of view tonight.
Try 
after 9pm because it rises around 7:30pm and will be very low before then.

If you don't want to brave the cold weather - try it from inside the house.
I 
was able to find it the first time from inside (but went out for a better
look).

- George Roberts
http://gr5.org

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