Comet Lulin's on closest approach to earth. Might be a good sight in binoc's tomorrow before dawn. Check out the story at the nasa link below and click on the sky map for the 24th for it's position tomorrow morning. Right near Saturn as it turns out. I think I might even brave the pre-dawn temperatures myself.

- Peter.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/04feb_greencomet.htm

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get up before dawn to see it... pfft. I'll wait for the AP photos

The photos are already out there. But that's not the point.

- Peter.

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" I think I might even brave the pre-dawn temperatures myself."


Snort, snort, snurkle, chuckle, chuckle, gasp, gasp!

Yeah, you might have to put on some slippers!

Quick, somebody get the pudding ready. The comet is coming!

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Graypler where are you?

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Well we got up at 04:30. Saw it with binocs and a 4.5 inch orion reflector. not much of a sight. Nowhere near as impressive as the last comet that came by a couple of years back. Forgot it's name now. But nice to have seen it anyway on it's only journey round the sun. Saturn was a more impressive sight.

- Peter.

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Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
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2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

I haven't attempted to look at it yet. I don't usually get here early enough in the morning and it has been rising too late at night.

Maybe tonight or Thursday night if it is clear I'll give it a shot. I'll try some pics as well if I do spot it.

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I was up at the time trying not to die of pain and grabbed my spotmatic with a 400mm telephoto lens since I don't have a set of binocs... I think I was looking in the wrong place

I knew there was something I forgot to do today...

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