Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site nyit.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!nyit!djs From: djs@nyit.UUCP (David Sturman) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Comet Halley's sighting Message-ID: <138@nyit.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 17:48:22 EST Article-I.D.: nyit.138 Posted: Tue Nov 12 17:48:22 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 04:42:28 EST Distribution: net Organization: NYIT Computer Graphics Lab., Old Westbury, N.Y. Lines: 20 On 11/9 we had the first clear night in a long time in New York. I went to a nice dark location in northern Jersey with a pair of 10x80 binoculars and a 6-inch newtonian telescope. After a long while I finally found Halleys just south of Tau-Taurus. (That is to say the star identified by the greek letter Tau in the constellation Taurus.) It looked like a faint smudge. No preceivable tail. I could see it both in the telescope and the binoculars. It was pretty exciting to see it for the first time. I plan to go out again as soon as it's clear to get another look but its been cloudy for four days now and there are no clear days in the forcast. -- David Sturman ucbvax!decvax!philabs!sbcs!nyit!djs NYIT Computer Graphics Lab or P.O. Box 170 allegra!sbcs!nyit!djs Old Westbury, NY 11568 (516) 686-7644