I can see a comet!! [pics added]
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Ahh, so that was CT. thanks for those shots, Brett. Awesome!
BW
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
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No problem, glad I could contribute something. FYI: The first two pictures show the side of Signal Hill with Sea Point at the bottom, the third shows Lions Head in the centre and Table Mountain on the left. Cheers, Brett
Thanks for the additional info. I was curious about the light on Lion's Head. I assume it's the last bits of sunlight.
BW
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
-- Neil Peart -
Giant comet lights up skies[^] I can see it out my window right now - it's incredible!! Tail probably a handspan long and clearly visible in the sunset. Oh. My. God. Since I left my real camera in Canada I can give you only: Blurry comet![^] And here's a WAAAY better pic[^] And here are some pics from South Africa sent in by Brett Rowbotham: 20 Jan '07 8:57pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:06pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:15pm[^]
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Glad to see you're enjoying the show! :) I managed to sneek a peak at it here in MN about 2 weeks ago. You know it's one heck of a comet when you can see it and about a 1 degree tail at twilight in the middle of the city. Should you or anyone else snaps some good photos (and I would certainly say Brett's are good), you can send them to http://www.spaceweather.com[^]. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, you can still see the back end of the comet's tail from a very dark location at twilight. (Yes, the tail really is that long.) It should look like faint spikes of light at the horizon. You may need binoculars to pick it out. The Spaceweather site has a number of example photos that should give you an idea of what to look for.
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Giant comet lights up skies[^] I can see it out my window right now - it's incredible!! Tail probably a handspan long and clearly visible in the sunset. Oh. My. God. Since I left my real camera in Canada I can give you only: Blurry comet![^] And here's a WAAAY better pic[^] And here are some pics from South Africa sent in by Brett Rowbotham: 20 Jan '07 8:57pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:06pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:15pm[^]
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Oh man, that last one makes me feel proud of my home town :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
I don't see it happening, at least not until it becomes pointless.
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Giant comet lights up skies[^] I can see it out my window right now - it's incredible!! Tail probably a handspan long and clearly visible in the sunset. Oh. My. God. Since I left my real camera in Canada I can give you only: Blurry comet![^] And here's a WAAAY better pic[^] And here are some pics from South Africa sent in by Brett Rowbotham: 20 Jan '07 8:57pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:06pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:15pm[^]
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Excellent pictures!! :-O One must be really lucky to see it. Very nice.
Code-Frog:So if this is Pumpkinhead. Time for him to run and hide. It's an interesting thought really.
VuNic wrote:
One must be really lucky to see it.
It's funny:laugh::laugh: In olden days people had this superstition that Comets bring bad luck.
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Christian Graus wrote:
I have about 8 digital cameras in the house
:rolleyes: Did you make this statement just to tease Chris?
A little, yeah.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
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Giant comet lights up skies[^] I can see it out my window right now - it's incredible!! Tail probably a handspan long and clearly visible in the sunset. Oh. My. God. Since I left my real camera in Canada I can give you only: Blurry comet![^] And here's a WAAAY better pic[^] And here are some pics from South Africa sent in by Brett Rowbotham: 20 Jan '07 8:57pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:06pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:15pm[^]
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I remember back a few years ago when I saw my first comet. We went outside of town a couple miles (crystal clear out there from city lights) to view a lunar eclipse which was wonderful. While standing outside the car looking at the eclipse, I happened to look up and saw Hale-Bopp. Up to that moment I thought comets were small items with a small tail. This comet, while not the brightest, was huge spanning about a quarter of the sky above. It was an awesome sight having both on the same night. Tried to view this new comet while visible from here in the USA, but it was too close to sunset to see it here in the mountains (horizon not very flat ;) ). Sure are some nice pictures!
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It is so bright that some people in Auckland contacted the emergency services fearing that a plane had fallen out of the sky. :laugh: A plane? Three hours later and they think the plane is still plunging in a firey ball to the ground?
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
I don't see it happening, at least not until it becomes pointless.
Paul Watson wrote:
Three hours later and they think the plane is still plunging in a firey ball to the ground?
Hmm, well, those Jafas aren't known for being smart...
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I've got three nice pictures taken from Signal Hill in Cape Town on Saturday night. Any place I can put them so I can link to them in a post ? Cheers, Brett
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Glad to see you're enjoying the show! :) I managed to sneek a peak at it here in MN about 2 weeks ago. You know it's one heck of a comet when you can see it and about a 1 degree tail at twilight in the middle of the city. Should you or anyone else snaps some good photos (and I would certainly say Brett's are good), you can send them to http://www.spaceweather.com[^]. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, you can still see the back end of the comet's tail from a very dark location at twilight. (Yes, the tail really is that long.) It should look like faint spikes of light at the horizon. You may need binoculars to pick it out. The Spaceweather site has a number of example photos that should give you an idea of what to look for.
Kythen wrote:
sneek a peak at it here in MN about 2 weeks ago.
Ah, now why didn't anyone say anything, that would have been cool to see. :^)
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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Paul Watson wrote:
Three hours later and they think the plane is still plunging in a firey ball to the ground?
Hmm, well, those Jafas aren't known for being smart...
Jafas? Aucklanders?
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
I don't see it happening, at least not until it becomes pointless.
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Giant comet lights up skies[^] I can see it out my window right now - it's incredible!! Tail probably a handspan long and clearly visible in the sunset. Oh. My. God. Since I left my real camera in Canada I can give you only: Blurry comet![^] And here's a WAAAY better pic[^] And here are some pics from South Africa sent in by Brett Rowbotham: 20 Jan '07 8:57pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:06pm[^] 20 Jan '07 9:15pm[^]
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
You sure it's not the Chinese blowing stuff up ?! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6289519.stm[^] ;)
