OT: Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) observed

From: Ed Cannon (ecannon@mail.utexas.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 18:35:56 PDT

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    Just an off-topic note to say that under mediocre conditions 
    (at best!) this morning (June 28) I was able to observe Comet 
    C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) with my 10x50s between 9:30 and 9:55 UTC.
    I'm not sure of the magnitude, but once I got away from the
    worst city light, it was pretty easy to see just north of eta
    Ceti.  This is from 30 degrees north.  There are a couple of 
    more mornings when the Moon will set early enough for those 
    at the right latitudes (i.e., not too far north).  Here's a 
    link to the Minor Planet Center's daily ephemeris for this 
    comet:
    
    http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/2001A2_1.html
    
    Plan to observe some satellites soon!
    
    Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA
    
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