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Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/20/10
Loc: NC
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Comet is out!
#5717046 - 03/06/13 06:47 PM
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Just spotted the comet at 6:30 pm here in NC! Probably 5-10* over the horizon and naked eye and pretty bright. Definitely saw the tail with 7x35 binoculars, so yeah not an airplane 
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john gabriel
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Reged: 12/13/11
Loc: Southern California
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Re: Comet is out!
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#5717067 - 03/06/13 06:58 PM
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Congrats, REC! Was it due west? Or what best guess on direction would you say? Thanks!
John
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kenrenard
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/13/12
Loc: Dunmore, PA
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: john gabriel]
#5717080 - 03/06/13 07:01 PM
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Great job. Can't wait for clear skies.
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edwincjones
Close Enough
Reged: 04/10/04
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: kenrenard]
#5717212 - 03/06/13 08:26 PM
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S&T chart indicates 260 degrees
edj
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Tony Flanders
Postmaster
Reged: 05/18/06
Loc: Cambridge, MA, USA
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Re: Comet is out!
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#5717225 - 03/06/13 08:33 PM
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Quote:
Just spotted the comet at 6:30 pm here in NC! Probably 5-10* over the horizon and naked eye and pretty bright. Definitely saw the tail with 7x35 binoculars, so yeah not an airplane
Do you know when sunset was for your location?
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magic612
Post Laureate
Reged: 09/30/08
Loc: S. of Chicago's light dome
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: Tony Flanders]
#5717237 - 03/06/13 08:40 PM
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Bandit13
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Reged: 09/20/06
Loc: N.W. Arkansas
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Re: Comet is out!
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#5717345 - 03/06/13 09:48 PM
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That is great! Good job! I cannot wait to see it and show it to my family....
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Darren Bly
sage
Reged: 07/24/06
Loc: Bakersfield, Ca
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: Bandit13]
#5717352 - 03/06/13 09:52 PM
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I'm clouded out till Saturday. 
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shawnhar
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/25/10
Loc: Knoxville, TN
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#5717360 - 03/06/13 09:57 PM
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That's awesome! I have one little patch I can see down to about 5* looking west, gonna try, if the weather would just come off it already, seriously gimme a break!
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Whichwayisnorth
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/04/11
Loc: Southern California
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Re: Comet is out!
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#5717418 - 03/06/13 10:27 PM
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I have a mountain to the west of me.
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JayinUT
I'm not Sleepy
Reged: 09/19/08
Loc: Utah
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: Whichwayisnorth]
#5717426 - 03/06/13 10:28 PM
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I know where to go but the inter mountain west. Has a stalling storm til Sunday or Monday. I am envious.
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REC
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/20/10
Loc: NC
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Re: Comet is out!
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#5717935 - 03/07/13 08:57 AM
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Tony, yes it was at 6:20. There is a little hill in the west so it sank beneath that maybe 5 min. earlier. I spotted it first with the bino's and in about 5-10 min. could see it with my eye clearly. Needed the bino's to make out a vertical line that was the small tail. Supposed to be clear tonight sp will take another look.
Bob
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csrlice12
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/22/12
Loc: Denver, CO
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Re: Comet is out!
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#5717947 - 03/07/13 09:08 AM
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Clouds are in!
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REC
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/20/10
Loc: NC
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: john gabriel]
#5717948 - 03/07/13 09:08 AM
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John, yeah pretty much west.
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tigerroach
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 08/13/08
Loc: Houston, TX USA
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Re: Comet is out!
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#5717960 - 03/07/13 09:15 AM
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Excellent! Thanks for the report!
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wky46
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/12/05
Loc: west Ky.
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: tigerroach]
#5717970 - 03/07/13 09:24 AM
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Congratulations! Hopefully I'll be able to get a peek later today with my binoculars. They say it will clear some today, we'll see  .... Phil
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Seanem44
super member
Reged: 09/22/11
Loc: Woodbridge, VA
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: wky46]
#5718033 - 03/07/13 10:07 AM
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Do you need flat terrain, or can you see it above distant tree lines.
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REC
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/20/10
Loc: NC
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: Seanem44]
#5718055 - 03/07/13 10:25 AM
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Flatter the better, but I have distant trees and saw it just a few degrees above them. I think it was only about 5* over the horizon and only for about 10-15 min. before it set.
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aonifer
member
Reged: 12/17/11
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Re: Comet is out!
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#5718092 - 03/07/13 10:39 AM
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Living in a valley: great for mitigating high winds, lousy for stuff like this. Not that it matters; we've had one clearish night in the last month.
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molniyabeer
Confused and Asleep
Reged: 01/08/05
Loc: Albuquerque, NM
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Re: Comet is out!
[Re: aonifer]
#5719381 - 03/07/13 09:12 PM
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Nice! Tried here in Albuquerque but had some clouds near the horizon and trees in the way... Weekend is supposed to be a mess but next week is looking good with four days sunny in the forecast.
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