Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-scotty!fisher From: fisher@scotty.DEC (Burns Fisher, MRO3-1/E13, DTN 231-4108.) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Halley idetification Message-ID: <1343@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 00:00:06 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.1343 Posted: Sat Nov 9 00:00:06 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 17:14:08 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 26 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 UUCP: ... {decvax|allegra|ucbvax}!decwrl!rhea!dvinci!fisher ARPA: fisher%dvinci.dec@decwrl.ARPA