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Comet

IANOC · 2005-07-05 11:52:38

Any one see it last nite ? it was only visible between 11 and about 11.20 clouds covered it up after that :(

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05-07-2005 12:52pm

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IANOC

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Any one see it last nite ?
it was only visible between 11 and about 11.20
clouds covered it up after that

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#2 05-07-2005 6:19pm
Flukey

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From what I understand, you would need a very good telescope to be able to see it. It is quite faint.

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#3 10-07-2005 6:13pm
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i saw what i was told was a comet flying over waterford last night. it didnt have a tail (i'm not an expert so dont know if comets have to have them) and it was travelling at a huge speed, gone out of sight in about 5 minutes

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#4 11-07-2005 11:04am
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That woudnt be a comet so. Comets are slow moving relative to the background sky. They are usually visible for months. What you saw could hsve been a shooting star, but if it was for 5 minutes maybe a satellite?

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