Comet Machholz

I spent some time tonight observing comet Machholz C/2004 Q2 visiting our skies this month and well into 2005. It seemed like a globular cluster at first but after a little while there’s no doubt; it truly is a beautiful site. Popping-in the 9mm LV eyepiece was a great big blur, so I’m sticking with the 26mm. The moon was also great tonight, it never fails to amaze me… Here’s some great moon maps to explore and the official lunar republic website in case you wanted to be a lunar citizen.

chris on December 15th 2004 in Uncategorized

3 Responses to “Comet Machholz”

  1. [jc] responded on 16 Dec 2004 at 9:06 am #

    That full moon atlas is amazing. Why does the moon have sooooooo many craters?

  2. chris responded on 16 Dec 2004 at 3:53 pm #

    The lack of an atmosphere on the moon meant that meteors would impact the moon’s surface (where most objects from space burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere). Also, there is no wind or water to wear away these craters, so they’ve been preserved for the past 4.5 billion years.

  3. pc responded on 20 Dec 2004 at 10:31 am #

    So if an ant was to walk across the moon, we would see still its antprints…?

    What about Bugs bunny who ventured to the moon often. Are his Bunnyprints still there?