Astroblog: Comet C/2008 A1 McNaught Brightens

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Comet C/2008 A1 McNaught Brightens

Comet A1 McNaught as seen facing south an hour and a half after Sunset form the southern hemisphere (click to enlarge for a printable chart).

Comet A1 McNaught will never be as bright as its famous predecessor, but it is considerably brighter than what it was expected to be at this stage (Magnitude 6 vs magnitude 8). It will only be a fuzzy blob in binoculars and telescope, and people at dark-sky sites will just be able to see it as a fuzzy dot, but it will be our fuzzy dot.

A nice image from Comet Al, in suburban Melbourne.

Labels: comets

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 6:56 am

Comments:

The new Streamlight Jr. Luxeon Reach combines the flexibility of our popular Stylus® Reach penlights with the power and durability of our Streamlight Jr. Luxeon to give professionals such as firefighters, automotive and industrial technicians a high-performance, versatile tool, said Brad Penney, president of Streamlight. We are also introducing the new 250mAh and 350mAh Pro Late series batteries. Andrew Jerky flew the new 2S 250mAh battery to cheap PS2a first place finish at the 5th annual Electric Tournament of Champions, while fellow TPRC team members Jason Noll, cheap video gamesMark Leesburg, Ryan Archer and more took advantage of the low weight and 20C/30C discharge capabilities rc helicoptersto finish in many of the other top spots. These 250mAh batteries, along with the new, smaller footprint 350mAh batteries, will continue to be the choice of top precision 3D aerobatic rc helicopterpilots worldwide for many of this year’s most demanding indoor contests.

# posted by

Anonymous : 6:19 pm

Hi there.. If I experienced something which I believe is a comet, how do I verify it? or should i inform anyone? I captured it through a video from my balcony at Gold Coast during sunset. It was my first, and beautiful! At first i thought it was a plane caught on fire but when i zoomed I only saw a ball like with 'fiery' bright tail. Can you share? I will look out for your reply here. Thanks.

# posted by

Anonymous : 12:53 am