Likewise.
Christopher
Glenn Hirsch wrote:
> You brought a beautiful vision to my hum-drum work-day! ... thank you
> for getting up at 4am
>
>> This morning I shocked my system by getting up at the
>> ungodly hour of 4:00 to try and view Comet Bradfield.
>> I'd seen SOHO images of it last week as it circled
>> around the sun which were pretty fantastic - showing a
>> beautiful huge tail.
>>
>> Now it's outward bound and a very early morning object
>> low in the Northeast just down from beta Andromeda.
>>
>> I packed my 10 X 70mm Fujinon binoculars, binocular
>> mount, MegaStar chart, red light, handbearing compass,
>> and a big cup of coffee and started driving north on
>> I-680 away from Benica looking for a suitably dark
>> off-road site to set up where I wouldn't attract
>> unwanted attention.
>>
>> About half way to Cordelia I found an old farm road
>> and set up a grassy knoll. I couldn't believe that I
>> could actually see the summer Milky Way with all the
>> light pollution from the various surrounding cities.
>> Not bad!
>>
>> I set my fuji's on Beta Andromeda and started moving
>> down towards the horizon and all of a sudden it hit
>> me!
>>
>> What a gorgeous sight! Fantastic 4-5 degree tail
>> heading up from the horizon attached to this bright
>> bluish-white condensed nucleous! I could just see the
>> nucleous naked-eye.
>> It was surreal - just me on the grassy knoll with the
>> wind blowing looking for several minutes at this
>> beautiful comet!
>>
>> As twilight rapidly brightened, I packed up and headed
>> back home and to bed around 5:30. I just wish someone
>> else could have been there to share in this memorable
>> experience.
>>
>> Dennis Beckley
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Received on Wed Apr 28 12:53:36 2004