Comet???

[eliot-ness]

Has anyone else seen what looks like a very bright comet with a long tail looking south west? It's been in the same position for the last 20 minutes so I don't think it's a plane.

[TerminalAddict]

they're coming for you !!!!!!

or it could be comet mcnaught
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0701/S00033.htm

[hXc]

Yup it's what he said. Can see it here too.

It's preeeetty.

[Krusti]

It's cool!

[NighthawkNZ]

Yup it's what he said. Can see it here too.

It's preeeetty.

errrr its been on the news for the last 3 days?

[hXc]

errrr its been on the news for the last 3 days?...15 years old. Don't watch news.

[eliot-ness]

errrr its been on the news for the last 3 days?

Whoops, Note to self. Must watch tv at least once a week

[chanceyy]

the comet is making a pretty impressive sight in the south west .. fark its awesum

[Blairos]

Fark is it ever - I cant say I have seen anything like that in a while

Got a pic of it on long exposure, camera battery then went dead, so will see how it came out

But, what a sight to see riding home after the ride tonight!

[MidnightMike]

where?, where?, do you need a telescope to see it or not?

[tl_tub]

I cant see anything here. Must be a hill in the way :(

[White trash]

I CAN'T SEE IT! Where?

[hazard02]

I just saw it in the sunset while riding home along a quiet motorway. It is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. If you havn't already, go check it out. By far the most humbling experience of my life. :yes:

[MidnightMike]

Is it low to the horizon or not, if so, those bloody kaimais are in the way. :angry:

[chanceyy]

Is it low to the horizon or not, if so, those bloody kaimais are in the way. :angry:


yeah it would be .. & for you wellingtonians .. get away from street lights .. low in the south west ...

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the joys of living rural ... uninterupted view ... its stunning .. if ya pic turns out blairos can you post it plz

[Blairos]

Its dipping down below the horizon here in AKl now - out to the southwest

The tail on it was something else!

So, if its a clear nite tomorrow night, about 9:45pm will be the best view...

an awesome sight!

(i will get some more pics tomorrow night and remember to take off the polarising filter i had on the lens, hence the orange hue to it)

[Blairos]

I got a pic of it about 30 mins ago - here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=902949&posted=1#post902949) on another thread

[98tls]

Bugger.............cant see it

[NighthawkNZ]

Whoops, Note to self. Must watch tv at least once a week

:lol: thats once more a week than me.. I heard in on da radio while riding ;)

[chanceyy]

Bugger.............cant see it

guess there might be a mountain in the way then huh ??

[T.W.R]

Bugger.............cant see it

should have been looking last night :dodge:

though seeing blairos's pic the tail is getting bigger :yes:

[MyGSXF]

Cool pic there Blairos!!! :Punk:

I remember as a kid looking through this huge kick arse telescope here in Nelson.. looked at Saturn & could see the rings around it!! iirc.. 886 million miles away!! :gob: also looked at a crater on the moon.. as deep as Mt Cook is high!! VERY cool experience!! :Punk:

[Ixion]

About bloody time, too. They were supposed to be here centuries ago. I must get packing. If I'm not around , ciao. Though I'll bet you *anything* it'll be the same story as the last three "sorry, full up. Another one due in a few years". Bastidges.

[98tls]

guess there might be a mountain in the way then huh ?? yea.........hang on will just go move it...................:innocent:

[chanceyy]

yea.........hang on will just go move it...................:innocent:



ohhh my your so strong ... :shutup: :done:

[Waylander]

Is it low to the horizon or not, if so, those bloody kaimais are in the way. :angry:
OI!!! Don;t be dissing the Kaimais man! And don't worry it'll be visable till early february. Hell man we saw it at the pub night tonight from the Rose and Thistle out in Papamoa. Look for it again tomorrow night just after sunset, twords the south.

[MidnightMike]

OI!!! Don;t be dissing the Kaimais man! And don't worry it'll be visable till early february. Hell man we saw it at the pub night tonight from the Rose and Thistle out in Papamoa. Look for it again tomorrow night just after sunset, twords the south.

I might have to go for a ride out that way then tomorrow night for a look then.

[Waylander]

I might have to go for a ride out that way then tomorrow night for a look then.

Head to the top of the Kaimais man, leave here at about 7:30 get there by 8 then just watch the sun set and you'll see it.

Hell that's not a bad idea actually. Shame me and some of the local group will eb busy trying to fix my 250.

[TerminalAddict]

yea.........hang on will just go move it...................:innocent:


chop it down with the edge of your hand

*terminaladdict plays jimmy*
:Punk:

[deeknow]

bloody awesome, was watching out for it for awhile then all of a sudden it appeared, more to the west, I was kinda looking south (or so I thought). Took a snap (attached)

[awesker]

Pretty amazing sight Id have to agree, heres a pic from a friend from a different forum. I wonder what christians have to say about this.

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[Fat Tony]

Wow!

(Just to clarify, that's my response to the photo, not what a bunch of Christians are expected to say - though they might)

[Hitcher]

The Wellington Kiwi Biker Heavenly Bodies Appreciation Society (Inc) copped a decent eyeful of McNaught at Pauatahanui last night.

[Hitcher]

The WKBHBAS (Inc) saw it first.

[Squeak the Rat]

That was a neat'a McNaught a' comet......ah, forgettaboutit....

[Paul in NZ]

The Wellington Kiwi Biker Heavenly Bodies Appreciation Society (Inc) copped a decent eyeful of McNaught at Pauatahanui last night.

Argh! You bastards - luring us up to the top of the paekak hill for some non comet veiwing and basic cloud appreciation in sub zero temperatures and all the time you had smuggled the blasted thing over towards the hutt Valley.. Drats.

Since there was a guiding light in the sky, one wise man (with an adjustable screen) and Jim2 on a camel I presume there was an inn?

Now - in case the clouds clear.... (fat chance) Where was this veiwing spot again?

[Hitcher]

Maybe you should consider joining the WKBHBAS (Inc) rather than the Kapiti Koast Kruddy Komet and Kosmology Klub.

[Alice]

Very impressive, cool photos, will check tonight to see waht I can see in The Bay.

[Flyingpony]

Can this Comet be seen from Christchurch too?

[Paul in NZ]

Maybe you should consider joining the WKBHBAS (Inc) rather than the Kapiti Koast Kruddy Komet and Kosmology Klub.

Well.... Do you have free wafers and regular witch burnings?

[Hitcher]

Well.... Do you have free wafers and regular witch burnings?

Are Burger Rings(TM) and Arse Singeing good enough?

[Paul in NZ]

Are Burger Rings(TM) and Arse Singeing good enough?

Possibly - I'm just waiting to see what the Wainuiomata branch is offering

[Naki]

Bloody amazing alright!!!.

It is 153 million miles from earth and the tail is 15 million miles long. I follows the sun around the earth. Rising in the NE, tracking with the sun and disappearing below the SW horizon a couple of hours after sunset. Should be visible for approx 3 weeks.

[Bartman10]

Another photo

This one from Wainui coast

[gijoe1313]

Yeah, was riding home from the South Auckland Night Ride when I saw it, bloody amazing - had to snatch plenty of peeks at it when I was pootling along. I'm going to stash my tripod and take lots of piccies ... 'cause once it's gone, don't think I'll be around when it next reappears!? :whistle:

Nice pics by all those snap happy shooters!

[yungatart]

Could see it really well from our place.
Isn't nature awe inspiring?

[Naki]

Don't think any of us will seee it next time round in 300.000 years.

[V4ME]

Here is a pic for those who aint seen it yet - as appeared in BOP Times today

[Switch]

Thats awesome, im gona go up one of the mountains in akl and try my luck :D

[RC1]

Is it low to the horizon or not, if so, those bloody kaimais are in the way. :angry:

:rofl: im on the other side of kaimais and have seen it twice

[awesker]

Isn't nature awe inspiring?

damn straight, its so incredible now I wonder what we wouldve thought 500 years ago living in castles and such.. be pretty far out.

[Hitcher]

Thats awesome, im gona go up one of the mountains in akl and try my luck

I'd recommend going out to a spot on the west coast shortly after sunset and looking south. You'll get an unimpeded view to the horizon (cloud cover notwithstanding) and considerably less light pollution than you would from a hill in the middle of the city.

[MidnightMike]

:rofl: im on the other side of kaimais and have seen it twice

Whatever man, I saw it tonight and god damn thats cool! :rockon:

[Squeak the Rat]

Too many clouds in auck tonight. Went for a ride to the bombays via Kaiaua & Mercer, couldn't see so turned around.... No comet but 4 hours well spent.....

Might try Piha on Sunday. How long is this thing around for?

[Blairos]

Just managed to get this in between the clouds going thru tonight

[mstriumph]

we saw it, we saw it *jumps up and down with excitement* .............. :wari: :banana:

good view, too [very little artificial light in our particular patch of sky]:yes:

[Chaosmage]

I saw it the other night 19th Jan, after/end of a night ride with my brother. Was great and found a place to park up. Its been mostly couldy since and haven't seen it again.

Photo query, what options/settings are you using. Can I take pic's of night sky/stars/comets with my Olympus 600??

[MD]

Drove across town to Buckley Rd above Island Bay, only to discover getting home it's perfectly visible from anywhere tonight. Still it was more of an experience for the kids going out at night. Bugger we couldn't get clearer nights last week in Wgtn

[Trudes]

Went out for dinner last night and we discussed driving somewhere to check out if the comet was still visible. Decided that we'll just catch it next time around (after we've been defrosted). So drive up our road to find a heap of cars parked on the side of the road opposite our joint and a bunch of people standing about. I jump out and ask what we're all looking at and get told "The comet" (wanted to say "what comet?" but I get looked at like I'm retarded already!). So we park the car and then go back up when it's a bit darker and low and behold, there it is (if you squint and hold your tongue a certain way)! Was a lovely clear night in the capital last night, perfect viewing weather!

[Racey Rider]

Pretty amazing sight Id have to agree, heres a pic from a friend from a different forum. I wonder what christians have to say about this.

Well seen you asked, I guess someone better reply.
where's Zed when you need him!

Genesis: 1 verse 14:
Abbreviation: God created this comet.

Then how can it be so old you ask?

My thoughts:
We're told (by God) that he created Adam and Eve. Did he create them as new born baby's? No, he created them as adults. He created them with built in age already.
So there is nothing to stop him creating stars and comets with built in age. If this comet seems millions? of years old, (who really knows), then God is capable of making it look that way.

It takes a certain amount of faith to sit on ether side of the 'how did this happen' fence. Can I suggest it takes Less faith to believe in a God who created all things, than the amount of faith to believe in evolution and the millions of years theory. (not that the measure of your faith makes one more right than the other)


We'll close today with Hymn #432
'All things Bright and Beautiful'

[homer]

Took the pics from my house back when we had that comet pass the earth

I know a stupid post ,but the more i look at the pic ,im quite impressed with the shot i got .

looks primo
Yeah if its not i dont mind being shot down for posting this

[Her_C4]

Jeebers!! I wouldn't mind seeing the original - that looks AWEsome!! :niceone:

[homer]

think thats as big as i could get the pic i just added it i forgot to attach it
Just a simple digi camera ,and from memory not a lot of zoom nothing special

[homer]

took this pic when the comet went past a while back
now i think the pic actually looks quite good
is it ?
or not really .

Dont know how but the first post got put in a different thread
its not a part of that thread but ,new thread if the pic was a good shot or not .

[bert_is_evil]

That's one of the best I've seen, nice one!

[BiK3RChiK]

It's an awesome pic! I remember this comet as every night I would come out of the Ohiwa Motor Camp and we had excellent views of it! We didn't get any pics though.

Thanks for posting that. It reminded me of something really awesome!

M

[homer]

I had trouble attaching the pic but now as i see it actually did attach to the first post i entered....damn pc .:doh:

[Highlander]

We were camping at Lake Tarawera at the time and were watching the comet rip across the sky. Still night with the reflection on the lake in front of us. Guess who didn't think to get a photo.

[homer]

We were camping at Lake Tarawera at the time and were watching the comet rip across the sky. Still night with the reflection on the lake in front of us. Guess who didn't think to get a photo.

oh shame
it times when you dont think about it, then you think i should have a camera.

I dont know ,but i just seem to get good pics .
Dont know why or how but they seem to just turn out good

[dipshit]

Took the pics from my house back when we had that comet pass the earth


That is a very nice photo of it! You obviously got when it was at its best.

Unfortunately I missed the best of its display by a few days with my camera...

www.kiwipo.cometmcnaught.photoshare.co.nz/

[homer]

That is a very nice photo of it! You obviously got when it was at its best.

Unfortunately I missed the best of its display by a few days with my camera...

www.kiwipo.cometmcnaught.photoshare.co.nz/

Its funny cause at the time it really dosnt seem any better than any other time . then when you get the pic you notice it looks a lot better