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New Year Comet Is A Machholz Site To See
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2005 Comet Machholz is now at its best, high in the evening sky! And over the first week of January there's no moonlight to interfere. The comet is a stunning objeect in binoculars, glowing at 4th magnitude pale green-gray. This week it's in Taurus west of Aldebaran, moving northward toward the Pleiades. It passes just 2� west of the Pleiades on the evening of January 7th (think photo opportunity!). See our article and finder chart in the January Sky & Telescope, page 84, or the version online. Machholz will continue to be an easy binocular target high in the evening sky all January, though moonlight will return from about the 15th to 27th. The comet is a little brighter than originally predicted, suggesting that it will peak at about magnitude 3.6 for the first half of January. But later in the month it will still be nearly as bright. The comet is fairly easily visible to the naked eye in a dark sky, and visible to the naked eye with greater difficulty (if at all) through moonlight or light pollution. Basically, if you can see the Andromeda Galaxy, you can certainly see Machholz. It's sure to be remembered as the highlight of this observing season! Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Sky and Telescope Comet Machholz at Heavens Above Space Weather SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Asteroid and Comet Mission News, Science and Technology
NASA'S Spitzer Finds Possible Comet Dust Around Dead Star
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2006NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted what may be comet dust sprinkled around the white dwarf star G29-38, which died approximately 500 million years ago. |
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