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Comet hunting in plate vaults & libraries, Meyer comet group, orbit linking & calculating, cometary history, MP (52005), author, currently working on revision of Cometography 1, visual comet observing, www.comethunter.de ORCID: 0009-0004-8545-9458
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Yes, I read about it and the full astronomical walk (about 26 stations) but my time here is limited. Definitely on my list for the future!
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Finally a sundial visible from where I am sitting and having dinner. 4/4
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Then I visited the house of Johann Baptist Homann, known for his maps. 🔭 3/n
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Visited the house of Johann Gabriel Doppelmayer, former director of Nürnberg observatory and known for his great celestial maps. 🔭 2/n
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No, unfortunately not. The observed arcs are too short. All that can be said is that the periods are several hundreds of years or even more.
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Currently the absolute magnitude suggests it will not survive perihelion.
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Sounds great, Kacper! Looking forward meeting you there in person.
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Beautiful! 😢
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I'm sorry Greg. You were the best companion she could ever have.
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My most memorable observation of C/1990 K1 (Levy) from Sep 15.44, 1990 UT.