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Old 26-05-2017, 09:19 PM
Tropo-Bob (Bob)
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Comet Johnson

Comet Johnson appears are a rather defuse smudge with no obvious head or nucleus. Comparing it to M3, it is of similar size but aprox 2 magnitudes fainter. I estimated it to be no brighter than mag 7.5.

There seemed something odd about its shape. Maybe the beginning of the tail made the nucleus appear obligated. I would love to see an image.

Within 10 minutes, I did notice some movement.

The observation was made with a 80mm F6 Triplet and a 14mm Radian. There has been lots of clouds so its not a great night for viewing.
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