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18 years 9 months ago #19283 by martinastro
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Do you know if Terry seen it with the naked eye or did he use binoculars for his independant discovery?

I have met Terry serveral times myself and he has an excellent knowledge of the sky.
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coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680

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18 years 9 months ago #19286 by Seanie_Morris
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Do you know if Terry seen it with the naked eye or did he use binoculars for his independant discovery?
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It was discovered by naked eye observation. At the time, it was magnitude 6.
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18 years 9 months ago #19322 by dave_lillis
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Damn, they have the best milkyway, best DSOs, the mag clouds and now a supernova.!
We have clouds, rain and a semi-barren northern hemisphere sky in comparrison, this is starting to suck, big time!
Its time we all move to australia. :wink:
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18 years 9 months ago #19333 by Seanie_Morris
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Damn, they have the best milkyway, best DSOs, the mag clouds and now a supernova.!
We have clouds, rain and a semi-barren northern hemisphere sky in comparrison, this is starting to suck, big time!
Its time we all move to australia. :wink:


I'd prefer La Palma myself! :D Warm all year round, and you get to see the best of both 'halves'!
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