If you like I could bring my 1997 volume of S&T to the SLAS meeting tomorrow. It contains a number of charts showing H-B's progress through the sky. BTW, while looking for charts I came across the following quote in the April 1997 issue of S&T: "All comets fail to live up to expectations; it's just a question of how badly they disappoint us. Perhaps Comet Hale-Bopp won't disappoint us." I don't think it did. pw On 15 Jul 2007, at 20:14, Chuck Hards wrote:
Hi Patrick:
Thanks, but all I want is a chart showing it's path a few weeks before and after perilelion. The ephemeris in the 1997 Observers Handbook is fine, but I'm looking for the lazy man's approach before I start typing in ephemeride data. My computer time is limited and I was hoping for a ready-to- print chart before generating my own.
It's pretty easy to identify the night or morning the shots were taken once I know the part of the sky to match-up the star pattern.
If anyone has a copy of the Hale-Bopp paperback, I'd appreciate an emailed scan of the chart showing the comet's path. Mine's buried in deep storage. :o(
I'll type in the ephemeride terms as a last resort.