[BAA Comets] Bill Bradfield video

[Richard Miles]

Thanks Denis - I received a message on this from the ASV folk a little 
earlier today and after watching the video was just about to send an e-mail 
to the BAA Comets group recommending watching it when I saw your message. 
Job well done.

The video was made some 10 years ago and as Bill points out at that time it 
had become harder to find comets by visually sweeping the sky for them. He 
was then concentrating on areas low on the horizon in the hope that 
automated survey telescopes would not cover that region. Since then a few 
comets have been discovered visually. Sometimes a very faint comet will 
outburst allowing comet hunters to pick them up first.

Clear skies,
Richard Miles

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "denis buczynski" <buczynski8166 at btinternet.com>
To: "BAA Comets discussion list" <comets-disc at britastro.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 9:47 AM
Subject: [BAA Comets] Bill Bradfield video


> Hello all,
>
> Perry Vlahos of the Astronomical Society of Victoria in Australia has 
> written an article about his countryman,the legendary comet hunter Bill 
> Bradfield, who died recently. The article is available at this link:
> http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/astronomy/remarkable-achievements-of-bill-bradfield-comet-hunter-20140808-101rvt.html
>
> The video showing Bill using his amazing discovery machines is also 
> available at this link:
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA_OF6-0wxk
>
> Definitely worth a watch to see how hard he had to work to discover his 18 
> comets.
>
>
> Denis Buczynski
> Secretary Comet Section
> British Astronomical Assocation