Golden trumpets and green comets
Dec. 31st, 2007 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
todayiamadaisyYesterday I had dinner with my mother and John, before they headed off to the cinema to see a film that John called "The Golden Trumpet". I believe it's based on a popular novel by Philip Pullman.
I, on the other hand, ventured out for a spot of sky watching and found Comet Tuttle. I assume someone named Tuttle found it first, but still. It was the first thing I have successfully found with my new telescope without previously knowing where it was (eg the moon), so I was a bit proud of myself. I was less proud when I realised that I could see the comet without the telescope and thus could have saved myself quite a bit of searching. Ah well. Anyway, it's a comet and it's green and if you'd like to see it, there is a map available here to show you where. There are photos too, if you'd like to see but are too lazy to look. :-)
I, on the other hand, ventured out for a spot of sky watching and found Comet Tuttle. I assume someone named Tuttle found it first, but still. It was the first thing I have successfully found with my new telescope without previously knowing where it was (eg the moon), so I was a bit proud of myself. I was less proud when I realised that I could see the comet without the telescope and thus could have saved myself quite a bit of searching. Ah well. Anyway, it's a comet and it's green and if you'd like to see it, there is a map available here to show you where. There are photos too, if you'd like to see but are too lazy to look. :-)