Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bbncc5.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!bbncc5!jr From: jr@bbncc5.UUCP (John Robinson) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: Pleiades, Meteors, Comet Halley Message-ID: <473@bbncc5.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 00:07:21 EDT Article-I.D.: bbncc5.473 Posted: Wed Aug 21 00:07:21 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 03:43:14 EDT References: <1428@cbosgd.UUCP> Reply-To: jr@bbncc5.UUCP (John Robinson) Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, MA Lines: 11 Summary: Halley's still hard for small scopes [] This past weekend, attendees of Stellafane at Springfield, VT, were treated to two sightings of Halley's Comet, believed to be the fifth and sixth thus far. (in this apparition :-) This was achieved with large telescopes, in the 24" range, under pretty good conditions. The estimated magnitude now is about 14, so it would probably be a few more weeks before 8-12" telescopes will find it. But now may be the time to start trying. /jr