ables@mcc-db2.UUCP (King Ables) (12/16/85)
How about comet watching? We're so high there that the atmosphere is a lot thinner, that should make for a better view. I know that the comet goes behind the Sun for us around February 9, is it too close by January 15-18 to make it worth trying to see? Are there any observatories in the area that might put on some sort of program? I guess it would have to be right after sundown. -King ARPA: ables@mcc UUCP: {ihnp4,seismo,ctvax}!ut-sally!mcc-db2!ables or ut-sally!im4u!milano!mcc-pp!ables
ajs@hpfcla.UUCP (12/31/85)
> How about comet watching? We're so high there [Denver] that the atmosphere > is a lot thinner, that should make for a better view. Not necessarily, city lights, moonlight, and clouds are much more important than just altitude. Lessee, there's a crescent moon on the 12th and 13th, so by the 15-17th I suspect moonlight will wash out the view, if city lights don't. Good luck. Alan Silverstein
thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) (01/07/86)
I have been able to spot comet Halley from my house in Salt Lake City (on a clear night) using binoculars. But it's not as nice as it appears in a really dark sky. But, by the time of the conference, the moon may be in the way, anyway. -- =Spencer ({ihnp4,decvax}!utah-cs!thomas, thomas@utah-cs.ARPA) "Ask not what your kernel can do for you, but rather what you can do for you kernel!"