Comet McNaught viewing

**Paul in NZ** · 19th January 2007, 08:26

Bah! We hates you all - nasty comet stealing bikersssss...

**Bartman10** · 19th January 2007, 08:42

Went down to the Wainui coast. Fantastic viewing of the comet there.

First saw it just after 9.15 pm and it continued to be visible until about 10.30. There were a few clouds but they didn't interfere to badly.

Wainui coast is the place to be I reckon,no city lights to interfere with your viewing pleasure. It's quite private too...

**Bartman10** · 19th January 2007, 09:48

Here you go

**limbimtimwim** · 20th January 2007, 12:59

Comet!!!!

10chekjxhk;sljfs

**James Deuce** · 20th January 2007, 13:28

Took the kids down to the end of the Wainuiomata Coast Rd last night. Fantastic view!

**MSTRS:Me** · 20th January 2007, 15:27

Up Te Mata Peak last night. Soaked up the comet 'vibes' for maybe 45 minutes. Fabulous.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 20th January 2007, 17:01

Originally Posted by Jim2

Took the kids down to the end of the Wainuiomata Coast Rd last night. Fantastic view!

Another good spot is round the Sth Makara Beach.....

**smokeyging** · 20th January 2007, 17:06

Originally Posted by Bartman10

Here you go

What a magic photo that one is.

**Hans** · 21st January 2007, 11:08

Apparently, it's going to be visible all night from monday, so if there's any takers for tomorrow around Welly, we can meet up and have a few cold 'uns somewhere.

**terbang** · 22nd January 2007, 07:29

I got a view of it out of my office window last night. My office was situated at 37000 feet between Christchurch and Auckland. We were just in the lower stratosphere where there is little to restrict visibility. Turned the office lights down dim and we could even see distinct individual particles of the massive tail that seemed to extend right across the sky in a huge spiral. An absolute stunning spectacle that I shall not forget.

**Minnie** · 22nd January 2007, 08:22

wow Terbang, how awesome it would have been to see from your perspective.
we even saw it from our place last night, even on the ground it still looked pretty cool..............

**James Deuce** · 22nd January 2007, 08:34

I'm trying to figure out which individual to envy the most.

LBTW was obviously going to "get some", and terbang's flipping office sounds bloody brilliant.

**Warr** · 22nd January 2007, 08:42

Originally Posted by terbang

An absolute stunning spectacle that I shall not forget.

R u allowed camera's up there ?

**bugjuice** · 22nd January 2007, 09:13

went to go have a look for it last night..
went up Mt Eden, and it was packed! cars everywhere.. Managed to find a park pretty quick tho, hung around at dusk for 20 minutes, then gave up thinking that it was too cloudy, so headed home (after a shot of the city)..
2 minutes from home, and the gf spotted it! (knew she had some use), so we shot down to Devonport and up the mount, and snapped these..
If the cloud ever f's off, I'll get some more, but the comet and skytower closer together..

if you download the comet by itself, the camera has seemed to pick up the shape of the rock.. was pretty impressed if I do say so myself!