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New comet - Bootes

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17 years 2 months ago #52063 by madhatter93
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Hi,

A friend of mine has just mentioned that a new comet will appear in Bootes over the next week or so.

Can anyone shed more light on the subject ?

Thanks
Mad Hatter

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17 years 2 months ago #52067 by Keith g
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All here:

www.irishastronomy.org/boards/viewtopic.php?t=7153

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17 years 2 months ago #52068 by Seanie_Morris
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Sounds like comet C/2007 F1 LONEOS. I don't know if it is heading INTO Bootes, but it is nearby. Details from Heavens Above . It is an evening object though, and even now I think has been lost for us having just about fallen into the evening twillight.

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17 years 2 months ago #52069 by DaveGrennan
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see
www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2007F1/2007F1.html

Although this could make magnitude +3 meaning it would be naked eye, it's low down in evening twilight which will make observation challenging.

Definitely worth looking for!
Regards and Clear Skies,

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17 years 2 months ago #52395 by DeirdreKelleghan
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www.spaceweather.com/
Video of the comet on Space Weather today Sunday Oct 14th

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17 years 2 months ago #52399 by dave_lillis
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Its going south very quickley, we've basically got until halloween to see it before its gone for us.
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