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Newsgroups: net.space
Title: Austin observed
Article-I.D.: ihuxv.249
Posted: Tue Aug 17 22:41:20 1982
Received: Sun Aug 22 03:46:19 1982

Saw comet Austin just below Ursa Majors hind foot with an Edmund Astroscan.
( 4.5"  f/4 reflector with 28mm eyepiece ). I also saw it with binoculars.
( 7 x 50 ). I went to a rural site west of Aurora IL. Time of observation
was 9:10 to 9:20 PM CDT. Conditions were excellent ( except for mosquitoes ).
The Milky Way was pronounced with the Great Rift clearly visible.
The comet appeared similarly to M13 in Hercules, except perhaps a little dimmer.
Thanks to whoever it was that posted the coordinates. If conditions
are good tomorrow I think I'll try again.

			Lew Mammel, Jr. - BTL Indian Hill