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Thanks rodekyll,I'll take a peek tonight... Best,Rob
That comet has a hell of an orbit; wont visit earth again for 8,000 years!If there's a human left to look for it.
Thanks Moto for the write up. That helps a lot. ;-TGliderJohn
Since the comet is just a small fuzzy ball, looking a lot like a little cloud in the binoculars, it is best appreciated by thinking about what it is you are seeing, rather than just looking. You should definitely read the article in Sky and Telescope that RK linked to, in order to get that appreciation.
Well, Lovejoy is still up there, but this is running into money for me now, dang it RK.I decided on Friday I would try to see Uranus and Neptune -- both would be firsts for me -- but could only see Uranus with my Fujinon 7x50 binoculars, so I wandered on to Amazon and bought some 15x70 binoculars incredibly cheaply (Celestron Skymasters, $61). I received them today and tonight find they are amazingly better than what I had. Tonight I've seen Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter (and at least two of its moons, Callisto and Ganymede), and figure I'll get up early to see Saturn and so complete the Grand Tour of all the planets. I also observed the Great Nebula in Orion and the Lovejoy comet again.I'm now contemplating buying the Sky Window binocular viewing device that Nic brought to our attention. Where will this all end?Don't know. Having fun though. I recommend those binoculars to any who are interested in this stuff. They are only 9 ounces heavier than my 7x50's, at 3lbs, 1 oz, and I was able to hand-hold them with fairly good results. Two day delivery with Amazon Prime....Moto