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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   
   
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   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.   
      
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