Comments on: Look Up Down South http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: I’d Like To Go South Please… Now. - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-25363 I’d Like To Go South Please… Now. - Asymptotia Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:05:12 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-25363 [...] Why do I want to go South with such urgency? This is largely because Comet McNaught continues to put on a wonderful show in the Southern Hemisphere. Amara Graps has kindly put several links for us to look at in the comment stream of my Look Up Down South post. Have a look here, here, here, here, and here. I did, and I found this lovely shot (by Mary Fanner - click for larger) of the comet over the beautiful city of Cape Town, which I miss a lot from the days when I helped run the ASTI science education program in 2004: [...] [...] Why do I want to go South with such urgency? This is largely because Comet McNaught continues to put on a wonderful show in the Southern Hemisphere. Amara Graps has kindly put several links for us to look at in the comment stream of my Look Up Down South post. Have a look here, here, here, here, and here. I did, and I found this lovely shot (by Mary Fanner - click for larger) of the comet over the beautiful city of Cape Town, which I miss a lot from the days when I helped run the ASTI science education program in 2004: [...]

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-25350 Amara Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:34:56 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-25350 Are you getting bored yet? It's the end of lunchtime here, and I need to stop looking at comet pictures. I'll leave you this page of the <a href="http://assa.saao.ac.za/news/2007jan_mcnaught.html" rel="nofollow">Astronomical Society of Southern Africa</a>. This amateur astronomy group are giving information for how to find the comet, what conditions are best for photographing the comet, a photogallery of their best pictures, and other information about this comet to the public. Are you getting bored yet? It’s the end of lunchtime here, and I need to stop looking at comet pictures. I’ll leave you this page of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. This amateur astronomy group are giving information for how to find the comet, what conditions are best for photographing the comet, a photogallery of their best pictures, and other information about this comet to the public.

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-25348 Amara Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:22:03 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-25348 ESO has a very nice <a href="http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2007/pr-05-07.html" rel="nofollow">Press Release</a> describing their comet McNaught observations from Paranal, too. ESO has a very nice Press Release describing their comet McNaught observations from Paranal, too.

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-25335 Amara Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:44:41 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-25335 Now the southern hemisphere comet McNaught photographers are getting creative! This one is called: <a href="http://media.skytonight.com/images/CometChrisMoon640.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Contemplating the Comet</a> by Peter Terren Bunbury Western Australia. (See <a href="http://skytonight.com/community/gallery/skyevents/5129766.html?page=2&c=y&archive=true" rel="nofollow">THIS skytonight </a> web page. In a similar idea, we have "<a href="http://media.skytonight.com/images/camping.jpg" rel="nofollow">watching the comet from a campsite</a>" from Christopher Picking in Tuki Tuki, New Zealand (Gorgeous tail!) from the same skytonight web page. Here's a <a href="http://media.skytonight.com/images/iss_mcnaught_combo.jpg" rel="nofollow">artistic black and white comet view</a> that shows the ISS "running through" the comet. From Roberto Solans in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina on the same skytonight web page as above. And here is a <a href="http://media.skytonight.com/images/mcnaught0437tt+E+.JPG" rel="nofollow"> colorful very wide-angle with lit foreground comet view </a> from Mendonca in Pousada Caina, PR, Brazil, on the same skytonight web page as above. Oh, there are more lovely shots, but I have to go to work, please see the many more fantastic shots on the <a href="http://skytonight.com/community/gallery/skyevents/5129766.html?page=3&c=y&archive=true" rel="nofollow">NEXT skytonight page</a>....! Now the southern hemisphere comet McNaught photographers are getting creative!

This one is called: Contemplating the Comet by Peter Terren Bunbury Western Australia. (See THIS skytonight web page. In a similar idea, we have “watching the comet from a campsite” from Christopher Picking in Tuki Tuki, New Zealand (Gorgeous tail!) from the same skytonight web page.

Here’s a artistic black and white comet view that shows the ISS “running through” the comet. From Roberto Solans in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina on the same skytonight web page as above.

And here is a colorful very wide-angle with lit foreground comet view from Mendonca in Pousada Caina, PR, Brazil, on the same skytonight web page as above.

Oh, there are more lovely shots, but I have to go to work, please see the many more fantastic shots on the NEXT skytonight page….!

]]> By: spyder http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24989 spyder Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:05:57 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24989 Thanks for all the photos everyone, they are really awesome. Thanks for all the photos everyone, they are really awesome.

]]> By: Matt http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24952 Matt Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:04:20 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24952 <a href="http://spaceweather.com/" rel="nofollow">Spaceweather</a> has some good photos. Spaceweather has some good photos.

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24949 Amara Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:03:37 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24949 And check out <a href="http://media.skytonight.com/images/eCT-ZL-MW-M0295-V2.jpg" rel="nofollow">THIS</a> photo with the striae from the comet tail in the zodiacal light, the Milky Way, and M31. And a meteor! From Rob Ratkowski on Maui. He <a href="http://skytonight.com/community/gallery/skyevents/5129766.html?page=2&c=y" rel="nofollow">says</a> (Sky Tonight): "I wanted to have a photo showing both the Zodiacal Light and the Milky Way. I used the 10.5mm DX Fisheye and while making exposures, I noticed a banding in the glow of the Zodiacal Light. I had read that the tail of C.McNaught might be seen near the Zodiacal Light. When I downloaded the files, I noticed that one file had a meteor and M31 also visible, I guess I got more than I bargained for." And check out THIS photo with the striae from the comet tail in the zodiacal light, the Milky Way, and M31. And a meteor! From Rob Ratkowski on Maui.
He says (Sky Tonight): “I wanted to have a photo showing both the Zodiacal Light and the Milky Way. I used the 10.5mm DX Fisheye and while making exposures, I noticed a banding in the glow of the Zodiacal Light. I had read that the tail of C.McNaught might be seen near the Zodiacal Light. When I downloaded the files, I noticed that one file had a meteor and M31 also visible, I guess I got more than I bargained for.”

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24948 Amara Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:45:48 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24948 How's <a href="http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~rmn/Jan19d.JPG" rel="nofollow">THAT</a> for a glorious dust tail? It doesn't get any better that that, from the man himself. See <a href="http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~rmn/C2006P1.htm" rel="nofollow">Robert McNaught's C2006 P1 page</a> (recommended), at the Siding Springs Observatory. How’s THAT for a glorious dust tail? It doesn’t get any better that that, from the man himself. See Robert McNaught’s C2006 P1 page (recommended), at the Siding Springs Observatory.

]]> By: candace http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24912 candace Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:10:44 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24912 Damn, it wasn't that good when I saw it! Damn, it wasn’t that good when I saw it!

]]> By: astromcnaught http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24908 astromcnaught Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:51:21 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24908 Utterly fantastic. My favourite image is here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070118.html Utterly fantastic.
My favourite image is here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070118.html

]]> By: Jim http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24866 Jim Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:20:13 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24866 I was sad to miss seeing this one. All the good stuff keeps getting blocked by cloud cover. I was sad to miss seeing this one. All the good stuff keeps getting blocked by cloud cover.

]]> By: Kea http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24860 Kea Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:28:48 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24860 Nice photo from home! Unfortunately I only have Sydney views, which have not been so good. Nice photo from home! Unfortunately I only have Sydney views, which have not been so good.

]]> By: Kea http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24859 Kea Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:27:50 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/01/18/look-up-down-south/#comment-24859 Nice photo! I wish I was home! Sydney doesn't have as good a view. Even from a high vantage point there are hills in the way. Nice photo! I wish I was home! Sydney doesn’t have as good a view. Even from a high vantage point there are hills in the way.

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