Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-15 Thread Ken Hohhof
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh1_wHdUx3Y skip forward to about 3:10 From: AF On Behalf Of Steven Kenney Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 8:31 AM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet More info Comet Hyakutake (Japanese pronunciation: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:

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2020-07-15 Thread Steven Kenney
2020 9:07:16 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet Hyakutake was my fav ... clear as a bell in the night sky 1996 -- Steven Kenney Network Operations Manager WaveDirect Telecommunications http://www.wavedirect.net (519)737-WAVE (9283) From: "chuck" To: "af" Sent: S

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-15 Thread Steven Kenney
Hyakutake was my fav ... clear as a bell in the night sky 1996 -- Steven Kenney Network Operations Manager WaveDirect Telecommunications http://www.wavedirect.net (519)737-WAVE (9283) From: "chuck" To: "af" Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 12:55:41 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [AFMUG] OT comet

2020-07-12 Thread chuck
Well, with California being closer to the sun, ‘tis to be expected. From: Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 11:13 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet Out here, Hale-Bopp was huge. It covered half the sky as I recall. It wasn't particularly bright, but you s

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2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
as awesome.    From: Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:49 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG

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2020-07-12 Thread chuck
I would be over 100 if I got to see Hally’s again. So, yeah, not gonna see it with these eyes. From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:51 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet What's 6000 years among friends? On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 10:50 AM

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2020-07-12 Thread chuck
faint but noticeable. My grandparents told me of a Halley’s back in 1910 what was awesome. From: Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:49 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet Out here we expect to see it just below the big dipper after sunset starting tonight. I think it

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2020-07-12 Thread Jaime Solorza
What's 6000 years among friends? On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 10:50 AM Bill Prince wrote: > Out here we expect to see it just below the big dipper after sunset > starting tonight. I think it should be visible in the evening for another > couple of weeks. > > When Hally's came around in 1986, it was con

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2020-07-12 Thread Bill Prince
Out here we expect to see it just below the big dipper after sunset starting tonight. I think it should be visible in the evening for another couple of weeks. When Hally's came around in 1986, it was considered a "poor showing". It's not clear to me if this is

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2020-07-12 Thread chuck
NE low, tail pointing up. Neowise It will be appearing in NW sky in the evenings right after sunset I think today. Probably tail pointing down. From: Lewis Bergman Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:13 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT comet What part of the

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2020-07-12 Thread Lewis Bergman
What part of the sky? What are they calling it? On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 10:45 AM wrote: > Got up about 4 or so and saw the comet. You can see it with the naked > eye. Best one I think I have ever seen. Halley's was no big deal. > Hale-Bopp was not great but was about the same as the current o