Pojmanski Comet in View 31
Wolfwood writes "For the Astronomers - the Pojmanksi Comet is a very recently discovered comet, magnitude 5.3, and is currently viewable in the morning sky around 5 am in the North America."
Somebody ought to cross ball point pens with coat hangers so that the pens will multiply instead of disappear.
Strange... (Score:1)
Re:flashing? (Score:2)
5 AM?! (Score:2)
I'd rather enjoy my sleep thank you.
But I'm certain there are other people who care, so I'll let them enjoy the comet.
Re:5 AM?! (Score:2)
5 AM?! - yes! (Score:2)
The city is at its darkest and quietest just before dawn, and the astronomy is as good as its going to get. Sometimes I actually set my alarm and pad out to the back yard to see what's up.
I still think it's neat that the stars at dawn are the evening stars of the next season. Perhaps I need to get out more. A couple of years ago at a star party I remember watching Orion rise at dawn in August. Magic!
...laura
I for one (Score:1)
Break out the Nikes and chop off those testicles. I'm outa here!
No tail for you (Score:2)
No tail
Re:No tail for you (Score:2)
Yeah, I'll be looking for it too. Next lifetime, I'll get a hobby that keeps me indoors when it's cold and too early in the morning.
-aiabx
Re:No tail for you (Score:2)
Thats exactly what I'll do this Friday
Re:No tail for you (Score:2)
Actually, since it's past perihelion and heading towards Earth, the tail is likely pointing roughly towards us.
/.ed (Score:1)
Great (Score:2)
Good old wikipedia (Score:2)
Maybe I was the only one who wondered what kind of a name Pojmaski was.
Apparently he's discovered two new comets. I don't know enough about astronomy to know if that is a "big deal" or not.
The Warsaw University website has a page with a cool java-based model. http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/~gp/asas/asas_c2006.html [astrouw.edu.pl]
Re:Good old wikipedia (Score:2)
Re:Good old wikipedia (Score:2)
No but then again Im Polish and I could tell that the name was Polish because of the -ski at the end of the name. Supposedly it was a sign of nobility and then everyone got the idea to add that to their last names.
Star Magnitudes (Score:1)
More info [stargazing.net].
Re:Star Magnitudes (Score:1)
If your going to be viewing with the naked eye, let your eyes get accustomed to the darkness for a bit first and eat some carrots the night before. ;) More importantly, if you live downtown, good luck, you might not be able to see through the light (or other) polution.
Re:Star Magnitudes (Score:2)
The brighest non-sun star we can see, Sirius, is a +1.4 magnitude; in the city anything beyond about +4 to +5 isn't going to be visible, but with properly dark skies you can get to +6 or +7 naked-eye. So this comet should be visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
Oh, and obviously, these are all apparent magnitude - how bright things appear to be. There's also absolute magnitude, or luminosity, which is basically how bright things actua
Completely O/T (Score:2)
Should be Comet Pojmanski really (Score:2, Interesting)
Amateurs work hard to learn the sky in sufficient detail so as to be able to recognise new interlopers such as comets as they search each night, whereas Grzegorz's system is fully automated both in terms of taking the CCD images and in searching thr
New discoveries (Score:1)
Re:New discoveries (Score:1)
Thus, new comets are generally only discovered when they fall in close to the Sun: the
Re:New discoveries (Score:1)
That feels like noticing that stones are being thrown at you when they hit the water. I would sure feel better if we invested a bit more in watching and preparations to do something if targeted.