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Old 27-04-2015, 06:43 AM
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This mornings pic.
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Old 28-04-2015, 12:01 AM
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Great stuff again Kevin. G2 is developing a nice tail. Hopefully it will keep on brightening.

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Old 28-04-2015, 07:01 AM
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It does seem to be getting brighter! From this morning.
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Old 29-04-2015, 01:11 PM
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Very nice going since you started this thread Kevin, some grouse images, specially with the Helix aswell
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Old 29-04-2015, 04:59 PM
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Great stuff Kevin! Here's mine from this morning, just pleased to get some sign of the tail! Canon 650D, 200mm lens, 6 x 60 sec, ISO 6400, F/5.6, crop.

Also did a visual obs, m1 = 7.6. Looks nice through binoculars with quite a large coma in averted vision (~8 arcminutes).

Anyway, keep up the good work!

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Old 30-04-2015, 04:09 AM
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Thanks Bob and Rob. You captured a nice long tail there Rob! Cloudy and rainy here now.
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Old 02-05-2015, 06:38 AM
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May 01 (UT). My last pic of Comet C/2015 G2 (MASTER) before the full Moon interferes. I was thinking of doing a wider shot, but the 8" was setup and ready to go so went with the same setup I've used since the beginning of it's observations.

Unfortunately the Moon will interfere with the rest of it's remaining time in the morning sky, unless one can see down right down to the horizon, which I can't. Next Moon free time for most will be when it swings over to the western sky in a couple of weeks.
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Old 02-05-2015, 03:18 PM
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Good one Kevin it's got a nice tail on it.
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Old 02-05-2015, 09:19 PM
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Thanks Dunk. I reckon it will be even better when in the western sky.
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Old 03-05-2015, 06:19 AM
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C/2015 G2 (MASTER) May 02 (UT). Full Moon setting but dodged most of the moonlight I think as I left it as late as I could.
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Old 06-05-2015, 02:33 PM
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From this morning in full moonlight.
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Old 07-05-2015, 10:28 AM
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C/2015 G2 (MASTER) May06 1900UT. Moon interference, cropped. Tried a yellow filter for something different. Yellow rejects moonlight well but it also rejects ion tails. I think the YG filter is better for gas comets. It was an interesting experiment.
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Old 07-05-2015, 06:31 PM
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Nice work Kevin, you are really following this one down into the dawn sky. When is it due to be visible in the evening sky?
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Old 07-05-2015, 08:24 PM
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Hi Rick, from Mackay, May 14 at 6:38 it's 10 degrees above the SW horizon and climbs higher each night after to a max of 31 degrees on May 28.
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Old 08-05-2015, 07:04 AM
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Bright tail this morning! C/2015 G2 (MASTER) May 07 1900UT.
Astrobin ---> http://astrob.in/178625/0/
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Old 08-05-2015, 11:57 PM
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yes, very very nice work Kevin!

Thanks for the posts, i have followed with great interest from africa and looking foward to being home n getting a look at it for myself ☺
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Old 09-05-2015, 01:34 AM
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Map

The attached Guide 9 map shows Comet Master in the western evening sky at 7pm on 15 May and its path till 29 May. The zenith is up.

Guide 9. http://www.projectpluto.com/
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Old 09-05-2015, 01:42 PM
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Excellent work Kevin! Is it expected to be brighter once it pops back out in the West?

What are your thoughts in terms of your obs vs predicted light curve?
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Old 09-05-2015, 03:21 PM
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Thanks Lindon and all.

Krishan, yes it should be brighter in the west as it will be closer to the Sun and Earth. How bright... guessing mag 5 ish? It's already in the high 6's.

A pic from this morning. It might be my last from the East.
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Old 12-05-2015, 09:34 AM
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My Starry night settings show this comet is around 10 degrees at sunset in my west. Just waiting on the clouds to clear and it to be above my fence line in the next day or two....

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