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--></style></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>It's great to have all the current info, but the aspect of comet watching I find most attractive is the unpredictably of those already discovered and the completely unknown factor of what may be <span lang=EN-US>discovered during the year. 11 years ago we were looking with interest at 2016 P1 McNaught, only discovered some 3 months before, but still with no clear idea that the next two weeks would give those of us in the south unmatchable views of a comet of the century.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Regards Jim Gifford<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my Windows 10 phone.<br>Hear all, believe none.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:jdsh@bas.ac.uk">Jon Shanklin</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, 3 January 2018 7:37 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:comets-disc@lists.britastro.org">comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [BAA Comets] ALPO OUTLOOK</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>.. and the prospects will be further updated once the final three </p><p class=MsoNormal>objects that are currently on the PCCP are designated. I'm not </p><p class=MsoNormal>expecting much to change. Also note that drafts for 2019 and 2020 are </p><p class=MsoNormal>on the visual page at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jon Shanklin</p><p class=MsoNormal>Meteorologist, Halley Research Station, Antarctica</p><p class=MsoNormal>https://legacy.bas.ac.uk/met/jds/notes_from_south_2017.htm</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 02/01/2018 18:47, Nick James wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Denis,</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> That's a good summary. It is worth pointing out that Jonathan's </p><p class=MsoNormal>> summary of prospects for 2018 was published in the last Journal and it </p><p class=MsoNormal>> is available online to members here:</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> https://britastro.org/jbaa/pdf_cut/jbaa_11741.pdf</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> You need to be logged in to the website to view the entire PDF.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Nick.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> On 02/01/2018 14:00, denis buczynski wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Hello all,Here is a link to The ALPO Comet Section outlook for 2018. </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Carl Hergenrother discusses the prospects for some comets duting </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> 2018. Of interest currently is the development of C/2017 T1 Heinze as </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> it passes close to earth and through perihelion.Denis </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> BuczynsklSecretary BAA Comet Section</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> ALPO Comet News – January 2018 « Comet Section</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Comets-disc mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>> http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>Comets-disc mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>