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Q-4 from OREGON COAST.

Started by Midnight Sun, 05/10/2004 04:04AM
Posted 05/10/2004 04:04AM Opening Post
Checked out Starry Night Enthusiast last night and in the SW was the Comet Q-4 just below Procyon. The program on my Desk top showed a large tail and bright head. I set up my C-8 with 102 refractor mounted atop and scanned that region of the early evening sky.. there it was.. a round fuzz-ball. Has anyone seen it more clearly? An e-mail pal of mine in New Zealand sent me a shot of a CCD image he took of it down under.. wow! really impressive.. John Meiners, Astoria, OR.

Posted 05/10/2004 01:26PM #1
John,

I looked at it Saturday night from a dark sight. It was an easy naked-eye object from there. I looked at through a pair of 15x70 binoculars and a 4" refractor @ 19x. It is a very impressive comet with a bright coma and faint but discernable fan-like tail. We were even able to watch it occult a star which was pretty neat. I am looking forward watching it progress.

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