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From: fisher@scotty.DEC (Burns Fisher, MRO3-1/E13, DTN 231-4108.)
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Halley idetification
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Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 00:00:06 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  9 00:00:06 1985
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I was out looking for Halley's comet tonight after seeing the posting a few
days ago saying that it was moving between Orion and the Pleades.  There's a
*lot* of space between those two!  In any case, perhaps someone could tell
me if what I saw is likely to be Halley's:

Description: A  star-like spot with a fuzzy halo right next to the middle star
in Orion's sword, and probably dimmer.  I could see the middle star with
naked eye, but only with binocs could I see that there were really two (and
the fuzz).

Conditions:   Visible with 7x50 binoculars, but not really naked eye. Viewed
from a mildly-but-not-too-dark surburban neighborhood.  Perhaps the Milky Way
is visible with a good imagination.  November 8, 1985.  2330 EST.

Are there normally two stars there, or might it be Halley?  I suppose it might
also be M42?  Damn!  I wish I were more familiar with that area! 

Has anyone seen it with binocs?

Thanks,

Burns

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