Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amdahl!canopus From: canopus@amdahl.UUCP (Alpha Carinae) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: Comet? Message-ID: <2146@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 11:28:35 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.2146 Posted: Thu Oct 24 11:28:35 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 03:47:20 EST References: <992@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: RA: 6h 22m 30s; Dec: -52d 36m Lines: 14 > Someone said in our local town paper that there is a comet now in > the northern sky. Does anyone in net-land know if this is true, > Joe Dzekevich The comet now visible in the northern sky after sunset is Comet Hartley-Good. Two weeks ago it was almost 5 degrees north of Jupiter. I haven't seen it recently due to the glare from the Moon. Two weeks ago it was about magnitude 7, and no tail was present. Anyone else see it? -- Alpha Carinae (408-746-6493) ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!canopus Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA [This is the obligatory disclaimer..]