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comet panstaars friday
by Enid Norton 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

I will be out Stansbury park way on Friday is anyone planning on being at SPOC this night. Is Panstaars going to still be visible? Enid

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 121, Issue 137
by Chris Watson 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Thats no problem. We got impatient and left just after it got dark and the clouds were still occupying the horizon. On the way home we noticed everything dissipate, but there was no chance for a photo. Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:28:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video (Jared Smith) Message-ID: <1363757284.11184.BPMail_high_noncarrier(a)web125102.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Chris, we ended up at SPOC. It is too dim to bother with. -- Joe

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Comet from SPOC
by Patrick Wiggins 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Nice crowd at spoc tonight. A few thin clods but mostly clear, The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan and Siegfried's refractor. Looking better as it gets darker. patrick

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC
by Joe Bauman 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Cory and I joined Patrick, Ann House and Ann's brother at SPOC tonight. We could see it in the Bogden refractory but not by binocs. It certainly wasn't naked-eye. But the company made the little trip worthwhile. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 8:55 PM MDT Mark Shelton wrote: >I do not want to hear about it. Dang. No luck in riverton > >Mark > > >________________________________ > From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> >To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:51 PM >Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC > >I lucked out this time. Right at sunset, the west cleared-off completely >from my house in Granger. I've had pristine views. > >The comet is noticeably dimmer than it was a week ago, but slightly higher >in a darker sky, so that's some compensation. I can't quite be sure of >seeing it naked-eye anymore, as I could last week. > >It will be interesting to see what it looks like in three, four days, when >the approaching weather system has moved out again. > >On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson(a)yahoo.com>wrote: > >> I started to drive out to SPOC but turned around because of those darned >> clouds. My son says they are bad at Antelope Island too. >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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Comet Panstarrs
by Dave Gary 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Tried to get a look at it last night. Too many cirrus clouds to the west. Gave up at 20:50. Looks like I may be able to catch a glimpse of the comet between Thursday and Sunday night. May try Saturday and Sunday evening to get a shot of it through the 6-inch scope. The western sky seems to be obscured nearly every time I go out. I saw it this last Sunday evening, but couldn’t get any photos. Dave

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video
by Joe Bauman 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Thanks. The comet is a goner now. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 3:42 PM MDT Jared Smith wrote: >The first sequence images were 2 seconds at f/5 and ISO 3200. The >second sequence images were 2.5 seconds at f/5 and ISO 6400. > >Like I said, I really need a faster lens for this type of work. > >Jared > >On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Jared, What was the exposure per shot? Chris, where will you be on Antelope Island? I may head out too. -- Joe >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Jared Smith <jared(a)smithplanet.com> >> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video >> >> I used Photoshop. Because I had inadvertently left my lens vibration >> reduction setting on, and due to some wind vibration and me >> accidentally bumping the tripod, it resulted in each image being >> positioned slightly differently. I had to bring all of the photos into >> one Photoshop file (was a 4.5GB file for the first sequence) using >> Load files into Stack and manually align them (automatic alignment >> failed). I then created a timeline and converted the Photoshop layers >> to frames in the timeline, then exported to HD quality, 30fps >> Quicktime. I think you need CS5 or 6 to do this. >> >> Finally I brought the movies into iMovie to create the final product, >> slowed down the footage a bit to give a frame rate of around 20 fps >> (extending each sequence while still being relatively smooth), and >> added some video stabilization to the 2nd sequence so it wasn't so >> jittery. >> >> If it's clear tonight, I'm going to try again with VR disabled, a more >> stable tripod, and (hopefully) my remote shutter timer working so I >> don't have to stand in the cold and push the remote button every 5 >> seconds for 45 minutes. This will also make the animation more smooth. >> >> Other tips I'm learning the hard way: >> - Use mirror lockup if you have it. >> - Manual settings only - focus, white balance, iso, exposure, etc. >> Auto anything will result in varying exposures throughout the >> sequence. >> - Good, warm batteries. You can't change a battery during the sequence >> without a big gap. >> - Capture photos at least every 5 seconds, if possible. For a smooth >> 30fps movie you'll need 150 photos (or 12.5 minutes) for a single 5 >> second video sequence. >> >> Jared >> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Chris Watson <thebigzwatson(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> What time lapse software did you use? I'm heading out to antelope island tonight to try to recreate your results >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: "utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com" <utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> >> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:29 AM >> Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 121, Issue 128 >> >> Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to >> utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Comet from SPOC (erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net) >> 2. Re: Comet from SPOC (Norm Hansen) >> 3. Re: Comet from SPOC (Chuck Hards) >> 4. PANSTARRS - Time-lape video (jcarman6(a)q.com) >> 5. Re: PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video (Joe Bauman) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:29:25 -0600 >> From: erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net >> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC >> Message-ID: >> <37637fbaf3082952a0c01c2902d5004e.squirrel(a)webmail.thebluezone.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 >> >>>Well you need to see so so comets to see the great ones. You never really >> know. >> >> >> I agree. I have seen it, is about the best I can say about that little >>> comet. -- Joe >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Siegfried Jachmann <siegfried(a)jachmann.org> >>> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >>> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:55 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC >>> >>> Yep. We saw it in the telescopes, the finders, in binoculars ald as it got >>> darker naked eye. I was only able to see it naked eye by looking along the >>> telescope tube. I would not have just picked it out. It's by no means a >>> great comet, not even a good comet but it is a comet and now I have seen >>> it. I went out to SPOC with my brother-in-law, George Van Komen. We had a >>> good time. Later Kurt Fisher picked out Messier A & B on the Moon. I had >>> not paid attention to them so it was a real treat. Thanks Kurt. >>> >>> Sig >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Patrick Wiggins >>> <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com>wrote: >>> >>> Nice crowd at spoc tonight. >>> >>> A few thin clods but mostly clear, >>> >>> The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan >>> and Siegfried's refractor. >>> >>> Looking better as it gets darker. >>> >>> patrick >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>> >>> Send messages to the list to >>> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >>> >>> The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy >>> club. >>> >>> To unsubscribe go to: >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>> Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on >>> "Unsubscribe or edit options". >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Siegfried >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>> >>> Send messages to the list to >>> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >>> >>> The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >>> >>> To unsubscribe go to: >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>> Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on >>> "Unsubscribe or edit options". >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>> >>> Send messages to the list to >>> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >>> >>> The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >>> >>> To unsubscribe go to: >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>> Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on >>> "Unsubscribe or edit options". >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:18:10 -0600 >> From: Norm Hansen <norm.hansen(a)mtngreen.net> >> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC >> Message-ID: <51489DD2.3060203(a)mtngreen.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> On 3/18/2013 8:29 PM, Patrick Wiggins wrote: >>> Nice crowd at spoc tonight. >>> >>> A few thin clods but mostly clear, >>> >>> The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan and Siegfried's refractor. >>> >>> Looking better as it gets darker. >>> >>> patrick >> I hope you told those clods that they won't be welcome next time... >> >> Norm >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:25:20 -0600 >> From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> >> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC >> Message-ID: >> <CAHmuOYpJyfE75vrTR_B2DwjtLSs=YtTM28sV5_pwuLRMO3Xxcw(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Sort of like you need to live through a bitter cold winter, to fully >> appreciate the summer, eh? There is wisdom in that. >> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:29 AM, <erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net> wrote: >> >>> >Well you need to see so so comets to see the great ones. You never really >>> know. >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:28:37 -0400 (EDT) >> From: jcarman6(a)q.com >> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS - Time-lape video >> Message-ID: >> <1005856269.19622.1363714117339.JavaMail.root(a)md30.quartz.synacor.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> Jared, that is excellent! Very smooth between images.? You did a super job. Yeah - Way cool! >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 5 >> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:28:37 -0700 (PDT) >> From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> >> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video >> Message-ID: >> <1363714117.83962.BPMail_high_noncarrier(a)web125105.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 >> >> >> >> That's an extremely fine time-lapse, Jared. I am impressed that you got such a clear view. Thanks, Joe >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 9:38 AM MDT Richard Tenney wrote: >> >>>Beautiful Jared.? I went out last night at what appeared to be a clear sky, only to have a slew of clouds suddenly appear and radiate to all parts of the sky from where the comet was supposed to be.? I still have yet to see anything. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>________________________________ >>> From: Jared Smith <jared(a)smithplanet.com> >>>To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >>>Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:25 AM >>>Subject: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video >>> >>>Here's a time-lapse video I put together of PANSTARRS setting over >>>Cache Valley last night - >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROEnG6hslYQ&hd=1 >>> >>>It turned out pretty cool, though is a bit shaky due to the strong >>>wind and me accidentally leaving the VR feature of my lens on. I need >>>a faster telephoto lens and more stable tripod to do this type of >>>thing. >>> >>>Jared >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Utah-Astronomy mailing list >>>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>> >>>Send messages to the list to >>>Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >>> >>>The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >>> >>>To unsubscribe go to: >>>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>>Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Utah-Astronomy mailing list >>>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>> >>>Send messages to the list to >>>Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >>> >>>The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >>> >>>To unsubscribe go to: >>>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >>>Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php >> >> End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 121, Issue 128 >> ************************************************ >> _______________________________________________ >> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> >> Send messages to the list to >> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >> The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >> >> To unsubscribe go to: >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> >> Send messages to the list to >> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >> The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >> >> To unsubscribe go to: >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". >> _______________________________________________ >> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> >> Send messages to the list to >> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >> The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >> >> To unsubscribe go to: >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". > >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video (Jared Smith)
by Joe Bauman 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Hi Chris, we ended up at SPOC. It is too dim to bother with. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 3:40 PM MDT Chris Watson wrote: >Thanks for the tips on shooting. Interesting that you do a picture every 5 seconds. I've never done time lapse before, so I would have probably done 10 second exposures ever 20 seconds or so depending on how visible the comet is. > >Joe - I'll probably be out on the west side near the sandy beach to do the photos. Its cold enough I don't want to hike out to one of the "peaks". If you see a gold corolla with me and two girls, come over and say hi. Maybe they will be impressed. :) >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC
by Joe Bauman 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

I saw Hyakitake but my friend and I had to drive to Nevada's Valley of Fire because Utah was clouded over. The comet seemed to stretch across the entire night. Maybe the weather was clear in Utah another night during the apparition. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 6:37 PM MDT Chuck Hards wrote: >Hyakutake. About 98, IIRC. >On Mar 19, 2013 6:31 PM, "Patrick Wiggins" <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: > >> Maybe I'm just suffering from a case of eaymbellished memory but it sure >> seems like I remember a night at SPOC in the 90s when we saw a comet that >> stretched most of the way across the sky. >> >> Anyone remember that? >> >> patrick >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Mar 19, 2013, at 10:00, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I wish you could have seen comet West, Mat. Imagine Hale-Bopp, but 2-1/2 >> > times the apparent size. You'd see the first hints of broad tail start >> to >> > rise early in the morning, and the nucleus wouldn't rise until hours >> later. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Utah-Astronomy mailing list >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> >> Send messages to the list to >> Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >> >> The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. >> >> To unsubscribe go to: >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >> Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on >> "Unsubscribe or edit options". >> >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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ISON tonight, 2013 MAR 05 / PanSTARRS data
by Patrick Wiggins 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Here's my latest ISON shots: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/C_2012_S1.2013MAR05.JPG Here's the latest from S&T on PanSTARRS http://www.skyandtelescope.com/skytel/beyondthepage/185665152.html I'm really trying not to get my hopes up for PanSTARRS but the latest reports sure seems encouraging. No Comet West to be sure but still a potentially nice comet. Are folks here making any plans to observe it next week? Here are data from the MPC for the comet next week calculated for SPOC: 2013 03 10 at sunset the comet is 12° above a flat western horizon, mag 0.5 2013 03 11 at sunset the comet is 14° above a flat western horizon, mag 0.6 2013 03 12 at sunset the comet is 15° above a flat western horizon, mag 0.7 2013 03 13 at sunset the comet is 16° above a flat western horizon, mag 0.9 2013 03 14 at sunset the comet is 17° above a flat western horizon, mag 1.1 2013 03 15 at sunset the comet is 17° above a flat western horizon, mag 1.3 2013 03 16 at sunset the comet is 18° above a flat western horizon, mag 1.5 2013 03 17 at sunset the comet is 18° above a flat western horizon, mag 1.7 I'm guessing the positions are accurate but I don't know that I'd trust the mag estimates. And one needs to remember that the mags are comet mags not the usually brighter stellar mags. On the 12th the comet will be 4° from a 2% illuminated Moon. Anyone here ever see a 2% illuminated Moon? I don't know if that's doable. What-do-ya-bet Tyler gets a great image of the comet next to an incredibly thin crescent Moon? :) patrick

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Music and Astronomy Festival in Senegal
by Kelly Ricks 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

So, I've been browsing Kickstarter a lot lately, and came across an interesting astronomy-related project in Senegal. With telescopes operated by members of a local astronomy club, live music on stage, and "video remixing" (not quite sure what that means) of images (if I understood the video correctly) projected through the on site telescopes, it sounds like it could really be an interesting night. I had to scratch my head a bit when the astronomer on the video praised the dark skies of the chosen site. I mean, I wonder how dark things can really get with a large video screen and concert stage near by...but I guess the planets will still be nice, and the moon if it is up. Anyway, as both a musician and astro buff, I've always thought it would be fun to integrate musical performance with astronomy. I also wonder if this kind of multi-media production might attract a whole new crowd to the night sky. I almost wish I could afford to go check it out and see how it comes off in the community there. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1937828839/asamaan-festival-of-music-an… ~Kelly

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