On 09 Jan 2007, at 20:14, Rob Ratkowski Photography wrote:
anyone have any input as to where the comet will be after it rounds the Sun and if that puts southern viewers in a more favorable position. I could not see C. McNaught in its current orbit and it looks as if we'll get a good view as it leaves the inner solar system.
Well, no one else bit so I loaded the comet's data into TheSky and, provided I crunched the numbers correctly, it looks like Hawaii is going to miss out on this one. Now I'm going to sit here for a few minutes and see if I can feel sorry for you as you are out observing in shorts and t-shirts while I'm having to hack ice off my roof in order to open my observatory... <grin> pw p.s. Pictures here: http://www.spaceweather.com/comets/ gallery_mcnaught.htm