Re: (SNES) New Comet C/2002 C1

[Albireo54@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/3/02 9:42:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
colemans@riconnect.com writes:

<< What bugs me is Linear 2000 WM1. It was ok when it went through the 
 northern hemisphere but it is 2/3 magnitude in the southern hemisphere
 right now. >>

Hi Les,

This does seem to happen quite often. I've never looked into this question, 
but I wonder what percentage of comets move south of our orbital plane after 
passing the Sun, as opposed to coming up our way. The Aussies certainly seem 
to get the better of many displays!

Thanks for the IAU link - perhaps we'll have reliable coordinates and a clear 
sky this coming Friday at FDO so we can check out the new arrival. Seems as 
though it is moving away from the Sun at the moment (northeastward) but that 
"ain't necessarily so". 

See you soon,
Doug
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