Comet Hyakutake

[George Snowdon <gsnowdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joel Alpers mentioned that he took photos of The Comet about 
an hour apart, in hopes of getting enough movement for 3d.
Last I heard, the comet is moving at about 20 degrees a day,
so that it would move about one degree in an hour.
That's really moving along, I believe, in astronomy terms.  Maybe
people should try pictures at intervals of two or three or four 
hours, and then they will get a more pronounced stereo effect.
   For just viewing Hyakutake, 7X binoculars are great.  Find 
a place as dark as possible, and let your eyes adjust before
you start saying that there's nothing to see.   Turn off your 
own houselights, if you're in your backyard.
   I believe that tomorrow night (Sunday) it will be closest to
 Earth for viewers in the Northern hemisphere.   It's well worth
a look.
George Snowdon
Winfield, BC, Canada  


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