Re: 17P/Holmes dimmer?

Howard Lester wrote:
"Esmail" wrote

Hi,

Is it me, or does the comet seem dimmer now than
just a few days back?

It's you. Actually, it's now visible in the daytime. Must be that mountain air getting to you.

;-)

Oh, wait, I thought you were referring to the Marty -- silly me!


hehe .. well, everything around here does revolve around the Marty :-)

I did get out this morning around 5:30 when the comet was high up in
the sky and it looked better to me than a few night's ago, so perhaps
I was dealing with bad sky conditions then.
.

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