<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div>Hi James, <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5319">Yes comet C/2016 PI McNaught, what a comet it was. We had a naked eye view here in UK prior to perihelion but we missed the main show, wonderful it was for sure. I found it ironic that we sent you the man to discover the comet but he never sent the comet north for us to see in all its glory. Speaking of Rob McNaught, I have been trying to contact him for a couple of years now, ever since he stayed with me in Scotland on his last visit, but to no avail.If anyone is in contact with him in Australia could you ask him to get in touch with me. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5365">Best wishes</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5366">Denis<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5318"><span></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5317"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5078" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5077"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5076"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5316"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5381" size="2" face="Arial"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5380" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> James Gifford <jamesgifford@bigpond.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> BAA Comets discussion list <comets-disc@lists.britastro.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 1:42<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [BAA Comets] ALPO OUTLOOK<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5075"><br><div id="yiv7821316452"><style>#yiv7821316452 #yiv7821316452 --
_filtered #yiv7821316452 {panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
_filtered #yiv7821316452 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
#yiv7821316452
#yiv7821316452 p.yiv7821316452MsoNormal, #yiv7821316452 li.yiv7821316452MsoNormal, #yiv7821316452 div.yiv7821316452MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;}
#yiv7821316452 a:link, #yiv7821316452 span.yiv7821316452MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}
#yiv7821316452 a:visited, #yiv7821316452 span.yiv7821316452MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:#954F72;text-decoration:underline;}
#yiv7821316452 .yiv7821316452MsoChpDefault
{}
_filtered #yiv7821316452 {margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
#yiv7821316452 div.yiv7821316452WordSection1
{}
#yiv7821316452 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5074"><div class="yiv7821316452WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5073"><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5072">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 id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5135" 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.</span></div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Regards Jim Gifford</span></div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5382">Sent from my Windows 10 phone.<br clear="none">Hear all, believe none.</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514989965689_5383"> </div><div class="yiv7821316452yqt1699656521" id="yiv7821316452yqt20801"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0cm;"><b>From: </b><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jdsh@bas.ac.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:jdsh@bas.ac.uk">Jon Shanklin</a><br clear="none"><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, 3 January 2018 7:37 AM<br clear="none"><b>To: </b><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:comets-disc@lists.britastro.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:comets-disc@lists.britastro.org">comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</a><br clear="none"><b>Subject: </b>Re: [BAA Comets] ALPO OUTLOOK</div></div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">.. and the prospects will be further updated once the final three </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">objects that are currently on the PCCP are designated. I'm not </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">expecting much to change. Also note that drafts for 2019 and 2020 are </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">on the visual page at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">Regards,</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">Jon Shanklin</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">Meteorologist, Halley Research Station, Antarctica</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">https://legacy.bas.ac.uk/met/jds/notes_from_south_2017.htm</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">On 02/01/2018 18:47, Nick James wrote:</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> Denis,</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> That's a good summary. It is worth pointing out that Jonathan's </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> summary of prospects for 2018 was published in the last Journal and it </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> is available online to members here:</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> https://britastro.org/jbaa/pdf_cut/jbaa_11741.pdf</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> You need to be logged in to the website to view the entire PDF.</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> Nick.</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> On 02/01/2018 14:00, denis buczynski wrote:</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">>> Hello all,Here is a link to The ALPO Comet Section outlook for 2018. </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">>> Carl Hergenrother discusses the prospects for some comets duting </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">>> 2018. Of interest currently is the development of C/2017 T1 Heinze as </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">>> it passes close to earth and through perihelion.Denis </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">>> BuczynsklSecretary BAA Comet Section</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">>> ALPO Comet News – January 2018 « Comet Section</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> _______________________________________________</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> Comets-disc mailing list</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">> http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">_______________________________________________</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">Comets-disc mailing list</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal">http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc</div></div><div class="yiv7821316452MsoNormal"> </div></div></div></div><div class="yqt1699656521" id="yqt00205">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Comets-disc mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org" href="mailto:Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org">Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc" target="_blank">http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>