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OMG! I finally got to see McNaught's comet tonight! It was awesome! I thought we'd missed it thanks to all the cloud and smoke cover we've had lately, but tonight we had a beautifully clear night. Absolutely cloudless. *joy!* And thanks to my dear friend, Cindy in Canberra, who alerted me that it was up and visible in the South-West, I checked the local sky, squeeeeeeeeeeed madly and got the whole family out for a look.
This is the first comet I've ever seen (well, there was Haley's back in '86 but that was barely visible) so I stood out the front for a good hour (I think) ringing family and friends getting them out to look at it before it set. Saw a rather spectacular 'shooting star' while I was out there too. I could see it burning. *boggles* Of course it was over in a flash, but it must have been awfully close for me to be able to see it red and burning!
The comet's tail was faaaaaaaaabulous!
This is the first comet I've ever seen (well, there was Haley's back in '86 but that was barely visible) so I stood out the front for a good hour (I think) ringing family and friends getting them out to look at it before it set. Saw a rather spectacular 'shooting star' while I was out there too. I could see it burning. *boggles* Of course it was over in a flash, but it must have been awfully close for me to be able to see it red and burning!
The comet's tail was faaaaaaaaabulous!
