The most elusive comet (to me, anyway)
I swear I've been out there every night, trying to get a glimpse of this green comet, Machholz. Obviously, it's not so hard to find, given the many photos I've seen these past few days. I just can't find it. I've delighted in soul looking at the Pleiades, so I must not be too far. 2º to the right, that's all. *sigh* Tonight will be yet another attempt.
On a good note, I did get to see the planets last week, the 27th, and after spending 3 hours outside doing my bit of astronomical exploration, I shot this picture.
What you see here are Mercury and Venus rising in the East, at 6:13AM.
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That's wicked!
It heard you were looking for it and it's playing hide-and-seek.
;)
-G
Wow! Nice capture.
wicked cool!
Awesome photo!!! So it's 2 degrees over hmm... how will i know how much is 2 degrees? I KNEW I shoulda opted for the other scope! Rain, rain go away, I wanna see the comet before it's too darn late! I sure hope you know how much you've inspired us to star gaze :)
Very nice. What camera do you use?