McNaught from Santa Clara and San Jose

by Alexander Avtanski

Lovely comet. Saw it for second time today (last time was two days ago), again from the office parking lot in Santa Clara. It seemed a bit fainter now, but I guess this is the effect from:

(A) Atmospheric conditions - the air seemed a little muddier toward the horizon as compared to Tuesday.

(B) Resetting my expectations higher. The first time I saw it I was expecting something tiny and barely visible. The spreading tail really surprised me. Now I knew what to expect and my "Wow!" wasn't that loud.

The comet got rave reviews also from my wife who saw it from San Jose. Lets hope for good weather tomorrow too.

- Alex

Observing Reports Observing Sites GSSP 2010, July 10 - 14
Frosty Acres Ranch
Adin, CA

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