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|    Wilfred van Velzen to August Abolins    |
|    Re: I tried, but wasn't able to spot it.    |
|    01 Feb 23 15:37:09    |
      TID: FMail-lnx64 2.1.5.2-B20230114       RFC-X-No-Archive: Yes       TZUTC: 0100       CHRS: UTF-8 2       PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20161221       MSGID: 2:280/464 63da7c27       REPLY: 1:153/757.21@fidonet 05007520       Hi August,              On 2023-02-01 08:45:00, you wrote to me:               WvV>> I tried, but wasn't able to spot it. The sky seemed clear        WvV>> but the moon, light pollution (street lights), and maybe        WvV>> a bit of a haze made it bad conditions. I wasn't even        WvV>> able to make out the big dipper...               AA> The moon was simply too bright. I couldn't make out any of the        AA> key constellations either to help pinpoint the comet. I was        AA> curious to know how large the comet+tail must be in relation to        AA> other things. It's probably pretty small.              I think it can be pretty big, like several moons. But I think (judging from       pictures I've seen) the tail is pointing more or less away from earth, so it       isn't that pronounced currently...               AA> I did a prelimary check from my large north-facing sliding door,        AA> leaned outside (no portch, so have to hang on the door) ..but it was        AA> simply too cold to spend more than 15 seconds scanning the sky.              We have mild temperatures. About +7C ...                     Bye, Wilfred.              --- FMail-lnx64 2.1.5.2-B20230114        * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)       SEEN-BY: 15/0 103/705 105/81 106/201 114/705 123/120 124/5016 129/305       SEEN-BY: 153/757 7715 203/0 218/700 840 220/70 221/0 226/17 30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/110 111 112 113 114 307 317 426 428 470 664 700 240/1120       SEEN-BY: 240/5832 250/5 8 267/800 280/464 282/1038 292/8125 298/25       SEEN-BY: 301/1 305/3 310/31 317/3 320/219 322/757 341/66 234 396/45       SEEN-BY: 423/120 460/58 633/280 712/848 770/1 100 340 772/220 230       SEEN-BY: 2320/105       PATH: 280/464 310/31 770/1 317/3 229/426           |
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