Re: [APML] Comet Bradfield Apr 27 Southern Ontario

["Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Bummer - well we have another good one rising in the evening which is
easier on the biorhythms and social life!

Stuart
http://www3.sympatico.ca/stuart.j.heggie/Stuart.J.Heggie/
Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland Roberts" <roland@astrofoto.org>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Comet Bradfield Apr 27 Southern Ontario


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> >>>>> "sh" == Stuart Heggie <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca> writes:
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>     sh> Thanks Roland! Hope your skies clear soon!
>
> Today was marginal; I awoke spontaneously at 3:00 am and, since I was
> awake, I had to peek outside.  It was clear!  I went downstairs,
> gathered my gear and walked a few blocks to the local park.
> Unfortunately, my first impression had been a bit misleading.  The
> transparency was pretty poor as it had been raining almost up until
> midnight.  And, from the park, my view in the correct direction passes
> over Brooklyn Army Terminal (ferry terminal) and the Brooklyn
> shipyards.  The terminal is about a mile away, the shipyards 5 or so,
> but with the high humidity, it was pretty washed out.  I could barely
> make out M31 with the binoculars, but since I was there, I went ahead
> and shot some film anyway.  Nada.  A few of the brighter stars, but
> nothing down low enough to spot the comet.
>
> I think I'll have to give up on this one; I won't be able to get out
> of the city until it is quite faint :-(
>
> roland
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