RE: Comet ATLAS (and the Town of Comet)
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Nice read Terry :-)
Yeah... a new target.
I must do a little bit of further read at the weekend.
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This comet has some potential to get quite a bit brighter, but just waiting a little longer to see how things pan out. Perihelion is at the end of May when it will be quite close to the sun.
I wanted to ship my mount to a guy for maintenance this spring. Now I think it is better to delay this some weeks 😊
I need to look when it’s the best time for me (dark enough sky and close comet).
April through to near the end of May will be best for you. I will keep monitoring the comet, got it remotely again today and it seems to be continuing to brighten steadily and is showing some hope of being quite decent (as far as comets go). Definitely postpone the mount maintenance!
I've already postponed it to the summer :-)
Unfortunately, at the moment we have clouds and rain here. On Sunday it could be a little bit better until the weather will turn worse next week. Maybe I will have some luck on Sunday. Can I help you in some way by providing some images or something else?
Hey Kevin,the moon is a problem the next few days but in a week's time it will be interesting to see how it has developed. Would definitely be interested in any images you managed to get.
I will hope the best to get some luck with the weather. If so, I will send you the images.
Totally forgot about the moon with all the clouds here :-D