alhiggs 90 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 ok comet 46/p will be at mag 3 next December what mag did hale bopp get too and will 46p be anything as bright as hale bopp 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ronin 3,801 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 According to Wiki HB attained brighter then Mag 0 for 8 weeks. It was spotted while still down at Mag 8, by eye from a dark site. The person didn't have a scope. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
alhiggs 90 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 43 minutes ago, ronin said: According to Wiki HB attained brighter then Mag 0 for 8 weeks. It was spotted while still down at Mag 8, by eye from a dark site. The person didn't have a scope. Wow! I was about 9 when this came round remember it very well Link to post Share on other sites
L8-Nite 2,362 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I remember it being very bright and the tail being easily visible to the naked eye for several weeks in California. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
laser_jock99 6,505 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) Best comet of my lifetime (so far...) was easily visible from my light polluted back garden at the time and seemed to hang around for weeks. Photo attempt on Ektachrome 400 colour slide film.... Edited October 26, 2017 by laser_jock99 10 Link to post Share on other sites
andrew63 1,436 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Lovely photo - i remember using those Kodak slide films ! It was a glorious comet. andrew 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Presland 11,373 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I remember Hale-Bopp quite well, even though I was far too busy raising two young children to be serious about astronomy. As for 46/p being mag3 let's hope so, but after Panstarrs and Ison I will believe it when I see it 3 Link to post Share on other sites
F15Rules 5,363 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I saw Hale Bopp through my much missed Unitron Polarex 4" F15 refractor. In those days my children were very young and I got little chance to observe much. But I read about the comet in S@N magazine (no internet like now then!), and resolved to have a look. As I recall it was visible in the north west? I actually found the view much better in binoculars than the scope with it's narrow field, just like in laserjocks' lovely photo, but much fainter. Let's hope this new one does deliver a bright view for us? Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dave In Vermont 4,953 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I remember it very well - so easy to point out to people with it's brilliant nucleus and it's tail flared-out like an open hand. A true 'show-stopper' hanging over my western skies in both Massachusetts and up to Vermont. I'd just moved up here, and Hale-Bopp followed along faithfully, perhaps an omen of encouragement? Hmmm... I'd forgotten about that - until your thread, Al! Thank you! Dave 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Hertford Stargazer 255 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Yes remember it very well, standing outside with my, now deceased, father and staring up in wonder, a very special memory for me. Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSkywatcher 15,785 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Hertford Stargazer said: Yes remember it very well, standing outside with my, now deceased, father and staring up in wonder, a very special memory for me. Same here. Standing on the driveway with my dad (also now gone) just staring up at it night after night for weeks on end. Link to post Share on other sites
ringz 92 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) Don't forget Comet Hyakutake which preceded Hale Bopp. Edited October 27, 2017 by ringz 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DirkSteele 2,102 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 16:32, ringz said: Don't forget Comet Hyakutake which preceded Hale Bopp. Yep it was a remarkable 12 months for naked eye comets. I met Thomas Bopp at a lecture a year after its grand display. He did not own a telescope at the time and have borrowed a friend's as I recall when he made that incredible discovery. It was an amazing sight with a tail that seemed to stretch across the sky. Wish I had the equipment I own now back then! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Stub Mandrel 12,971 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 You didn't have to wait until dark to see Hale Bopp. Look at 1997 APOD images, you will get sick to death of seeing Hale Bopp pictures... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSkywatcher 15,785 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Anybody have any idea how long it was in the sky for?. Link to post Share on other sites
alhiggs 90 Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 46 minutes ago, LukeSkywatcher said: Anybody have any idea how long it was in the sky for?. I beluve I read 18 months it was visible 1 Link to post Share on other sites
triton1 636 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I used to always look for HB when getting home from work it also seemed the skies were clearer back then or is my memory fading? Link to post Share on other sites
laser_jock99 6,505 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 On 27/10/2017 at 16:32, ringz said: Don't forget Comet Hyakutake which preceded Hale Bopp. Great comet also- much longer tail than Hale-Bopp Link to post Share on other sites
nytecam 1,925 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Hale-Bopp was amazing - could even see it from the pillow - wife one night awoke me with "its there again !" Hyakutake was pretty good too - had both comets whilst BAA pres Nytecam 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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