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From: rlw@purdue.UUCP (Richard L Watterson)
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Subject: Re: Halley Sighting & Mystery object
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Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 13:38:34 EST
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I saw an object similar  to the one Steve described on the morning of March
21 as I was looking for Halley's comet. It appeared at approximately 4:20
a.m. EST.  I was able to follow it with my telescope for about 15 - 20
seconds.
I also saw Halley's comet that morning, about 20 minutes later just after
the moon went down. I didn't see much of a tail , however the nucleus and the
coma  were well defined and bright.
 
Richard Watterson
rlw@purdue