[vsnet-chat 466] Re: C/1997 O1 (comet Tilbrook)

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

  Congratulations to Justin Tilbrook on his discovery of a comet!  Hope
we could have direct internet connection with him.

Fraser Farrell wrote:

> I think Albert Jones (New Zealand) is the only
> other variable star observer to accidentally discover a comet?

  I believe there may be others; at least Kaho (Japan) discovered a comet
while he was observing the R LMi field (if I remember correctly).
Very unfortunately, the sky of many contemporary Japanese variable star
observers is so light-polluted that even brighter comets hardly emerge
from the bright background.  When P/Crommelin passed Mira many years ago,
I tried in vain to search for the comet (;_;).  The condition apparently
has become even worse...

  How about Peltier's (AAVSO) comets?

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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