Re: [APML] Comet IZ & M31 [was: Comet IZ from Arizona]

["Jim Janusz" <jjanusz@dc.rr.com>]

That makes three of us that get this result.  Wonder why Tom shows IZ so
much closer to 2002 F1?

Would be nice if it's correct.

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shekhar Borde" <shekhar@prodigy.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Comet IZ & M31 [was: Comet IZ from Arizona]


> Jim,
>
> I am getting the same (~22 degrees) on the 11th using Megastar.  Megastar
> is using the orbital elements from the IAU site to calculate the
ephemeris.
>
> Shekhar
>
>
> > Hmmm
> >
> > The Sky program puts the two comets about 22 degrees apart on the 11th
with
> > M31 between them.  Nowhere near as close as Tom's data.  I wonder if The
Sky
> > has a bad ephemeris?
> >
> > Has anyone else checked this?
> >
> > Jim
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Schur" <cschur@cybertrails.com>
> > To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 10:02 AM
> > Subject: RE: [APML] Comet IZ & M31 [was: Comet IZ from Arizona]
> >
> >
> > > John, be prepared for the April 11-17th conjuction of two naked eye
comets
> > > in the morning sky. It will be a spectacular opportunity for us film
> > > photographers!  Tom Polakis has kindly provided a link to his map of
the
> > > event:
> > >
> > > http://www.psiaz.com/polakis/comets/comets_0402.jpg
> > >
> > > Good luck to all of us.
> > >
> > > Chris Schur
> > >
> > > Astrophotography: http://www.psiaz.com/schur/astro/index.html
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
> > > Behalf Of John C. Mirtle
> > > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 7:38 PM
> > > To: astro-photo@seds.org
> > > Subject: Re: [APML] Comet IZ & M31 [was: Comet IZ from Arizona]
> > >
> > >
> > > > The best weapon in this battle is a fast Schmidt camera like an
f/1.5
> > > > Celstron Epoch Schmidt. The ball's in your court Chris <g>
> > > > Bobby Middleton
> > >
> > > Nice shots, Chris! Actually, the "ball" is moving nicely into my
court. It
> > > is circumpolar in a day or two, and my Schmidt's are ready! 4 minutes
on
> > > E200 looks like a good starting point, thanks for the posting. On the
down
> > > side, it has been so cloudy I haven't even seen the comet yet, and the
> > > forecast is crappy until Saturday. :-() As the comet is continuing to
move
> > > further north - and it is visible all night - there may be an
opportunity
> > > for some time lapse movies.
> > >
> > > John Mirtle
> > > Calgary, Ab. Canada
> > >
> > >
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