Comet C/2014 Q1 PanSTARRS- Visible Now! - Page 2

ZeroID (Brent) · #21 28-07-2015, 05:54 AM

Absolutely no luck at all over here. When it was low in the sky earlier my back neighbours rear yard light was on killing all viewing in that direction. Now it is later and higher we've been socked in with clouds and some serious rain. Earliest possible clearish skies might be next weekend.

pixelsaurus (Mike) · #22 28-07-2015, 06:15 AM

I'm a little late but mine from 20 July.
http://www.astrobin.com/196038/

doppler (Rick) · #23 03-08-2015, 07:45 AM

Faint but still sporting a couple of dust tails. Here's a pic from last night 2nd Aug. It's getting hard to spot but it's slowly rising out of the twighlight.

120mm f5 refractor 9x 20sec (3 min total) @ iso 3200

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #24 03-08-2015, 08:09 PM

Nice one Rick!

doppler (Rick) · #25 03-08-2015, 09:45 PM

Thanks Kevin. Had a go with the 10" newt tonight, but the refractor is picking it up much better, more contrast less background glow. And with no bright stars near the comet, the CA is not too bad either.

geolindon (Lindon) · #26 04-08-2015, 01:33 PM

G day,
I got a good look at it last night, plenty of large diffuse tail visible clearly in two directions but not the detail as in pics like 'andyc' s in the solar system images. Best view was with ES 20 mm brighter and more contrast than the TV 25 mm. Higher magnifications were not clear.
A very enjoyable view tho!
L

andyc (Andy) · #27 04-08-2015, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by geolindon

G day,
I got a good look at it last night, plenty of large diffuse tail visible clearly in two directions but not the detail as in pics like 'andyc' s in the solar system images. Best view was with ES 20 mm brighter and more contrast than the TV 25 mm. Higher magnifications were not clear.
A very enjoyable view tho!
L

Hi Lindon - just in case you missed it, my image was from two weeks ago on the 21st July, and so it wouldn't be surprising if the tails have changed a lot (like in Rick's image below on this thread). But well done for seeing the two dust tails!

geolindon (Lindon) · #28 06-08-2015, 10:20 AM

Thanks Andy,
Enjoyed it again last night and the eastern tail - the one pointing to zenith, was more visible than it was on the 4th. Dunno if it has increased or the seeing was better?

The views I am getting show a lot more than is in Rick's pic; might be because he is in town n I have beaut dark skies. Or maybe he just needs to look through a decent 'scope

We will find out on 15th, our Mackay group is gathering at a newly available dark site

doppler (Rick) · #29 06-08-2015, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by geolindon

The views I am getting show a lot more than is in Rick's pic; might be because he is in town n I have beaut dark skies. Or maybe he just needs to look through a decent 'scope

LOL Lindon, but seriously there's a big difference between a 5" scope and a 16" scope and yes the streetlights don't help much either. Looking forward to a peek through the 16".