Comments on: Comet W1 Boattini Now Visible For Northern Skies

By: How to Get Six Pack Fast

How to Get Six Pack Fast — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:04:10 +0000

Not that I'm impressed a lot, but this is a lot more than I expected for when I found a link on Furl telling that the info here is awesome. Thanks.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:38:16 +0000

Hi Tammy, many thanks for your reply. That 's the way I've been pronouncing it, but it's good to have someone else's opinion.

Jeff.

By: Tammy Plotner

Tammy Plotner — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:12:38 +0000

Hi, Jeff!

Been gone for awhile, but good to be back.

My guess is it is pronounce BO ah teenie. But then… I could be wrong.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:42:54 +0000

Hi, I'm always keen to grasp the correct pronunciations of names, and I was wondering about the correct pronunciation of "Boattini". Is it pronounced "Bo-a-teenie" or "Bo-teenie"?

Many thanks,

Jeff.

By: Guilherme Venere

Guilherme Venere — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:48:08 +0000

Tammy,

Thanks! I'm glad to help, I wonder how many had the opportunity to see the comet loose its tail

Cheers

Guilherme

By: alphonso richardson

alphonso richardson — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:03:56 +0000

As a city dweller, I don't think I'll be able to get out of town to get a good look for it.

Damn.

By: Tammy Plotner

Tammy Plotner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:42:18 +0000

Guilherme? Look at the story again…

Good job!!

By: Tammy Plotner

Tammy Plotner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:37:29 +0000

For Benjamin: this is the link to the horizon chart. The Pleiades are the grouping of stars marked with the greek letter "n" in the constellation of Taurus. To lower right in the image you will see the constellation of Cetus and alpha is marked with the greek letter "a". Now, compare what you see with the rough finder chart located here. I included both charts because it isn't always easy to understand orientation when a constellation is first rising from a black and white locator chart.

Yael? Roughly 40N 82E. That translates north central Ohio about 130km south of the Great Lakes. And I do appreciate your comments. It is one thing to read on an astronomy site that such and such is "supposed" to be visible in a certain time and place – and another to be able to tell readers "I've seen it with my own eyes and you can, too!".

Guilherme? Let's see what I can do…

By: Yael Dragwyla

Yael Dragwyla — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:19:50 +0000

Laktam — just for the record, Tammy wasn't being selfish. Au contraire: otherwise, she'd have gotten readers of this blog to go out there to find *nothing*, to be thoroughly disappointed by that. Authors owe something to their readers; Tammy is paying her debts by being careful not to misinform people.

By: Yael Dragwyla

Yael Dragwyla — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:17:01 +0000

Tammy — What is your latitude and longitude?

By: Yael Dragwyla

Yael Dragwyla — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:16:23 +0000

Laktam is either the greatest comedian ever born or he has *serious* issues.

By: Benjamin Horrendous

Benjamin Horrendous — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:07:52 +0000

"Use the color horizon depiction you see above to help get you in the right place. It shows the "clump" of the Pleiades and Alpha Ceti. Now go to the rough finder chart where you'll also see alpha marked. Look for the comet within the red circle and note that over the next week or so that it will move the direction the blue arrow points right about on that same track."

err, I see no images, just text?

By: Guilherme Venere

Guilherme Venere — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:57:42 +0000

Hi,

We had as astronomy meeting in Brasil early this month, and were able to follow Boattini for 3 days, watching it loose it's ion tail just to see it reappear the next day. Not sure how to submit pictures to your site, but anyone can see them on my website (click on my name)

Cheers,

Guilherme

By: Tammy Plotner

Tammy Plotner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:44:08 +0000

Greetings, Pedro!

Start about 4:30 local time. You're roughly the same latitude north as where I am, so look for the Pleiades rising first to the east. Once you see them, it's time to start scanning for the comet!

Use the color horizon depiction you see above to help get you in the right place. It shows the "clump" of the Pleiades and Alpha Ceti. Now go to the rough finder chart where you'll also see alpha marked. Look for the comet within the red circle and note that over the next week or so that it will move the direction the blue arrow points right about on that same track.

There are a few more nights until full moon, so now is a good time to look. Once the moon gets east during the night after full, it's going to be very hard to see since the comet will also begin to fade.

Good luck to you!!

~Tammy

By: Pedro

Pedro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:06:24 +0000

Tammy,

could U please let me know at what time should I expect to watch better this comet, here in Europe? Portugal?

Is it by midnight?

Thx
Pedro

By: Pedro

Pedro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:03:03 +0000

I rather agree with tammy than with falmastro.

Falmastro, U dont need to be rude calling them jerks. They're pretty much unhappy themselves! U don't need to point that out!

Pedro

By: falmastro

falmastro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:29:04 +0000

Isn't it funny how many jerks like, Laktam and Chris, access astronomy sites.

By: Tammy Plotner

Tammy Plotner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:37:19 +0000

LOL! Well, I'm not familiar with what the heck an Annukai is – but I'm also not the sort of astronomer who'll send you out chasing after something unless I know for a fact that it can be seen and done with the equipment I suggest.

I don't think that makes me selfish – just realistic.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:30:59 +0000

I agree with Laktam.

By: erika

erika — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:24:02 +0000

I have to see this. Thanks for the info!

By: Laktam

Laktam — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:01:43 +0000

"I wanted to see it myself before I said anything -"

That's pretty selfish of you. Exactly the trait the Annukai will need from their middle managers when thinning the herd.

You have a future.