That's not a bad one, thanks. but it runs out tomorrow and is a bit too zoomed in for most folk to find. I must get myself better set up with a star chart that updates with current comets ! I have used Skycharts for years but have never succeeded in uploading the comet ephemeris
Another nice one Kevin. I wish I could leave my scope set up, it takes me a good half hour to drag everything out to get started and the comet does not clear the trees until 10.30pm. Day off tomorow so I will give it another go tonight. A bit of a dust tail would top things of but I guess it still getting closer to the sun so anything could happen.
Doesn't seem to have a dust tail Rick, just an ion tail. But the tail is starting to really turn on now. Yeah I know what you mean about setting up. One advantage of the window. I can leave it setup, but I only get a small field of view.
Doesn't seem to have a dust tail Rick, just an ion tail. But the tail is starting to really turn on now. Yeah I know what you mean about setting up. One advantage of the window. I can leave it setup, but I only get a small field of view.
Anyway Q2 from tonight December 15.
Sounds like you need an observatory Kevin, I can help you there
I guess the best way to describe it would be a binocular object and easy as a fuzzy ball in any small scope. It's visible as a fuzzy ball in the 8 x 50 finder, magnitude 5ish. Borderline naked eye. A couple of people have spotted it naked eye from dark skies.
I comparison shot with 47Tuc might be good soon?
Close enough to swing the telescope over during next session.
Perhaps a good Bino/Visual reference...?
Doesn't seem to have a dust tail Rick, just an ion tail. But the tail is starting to really turn on now. Yeah I know what you mean about setting up. One advantage of the window. I can leave it setup, but I only get a small field of view.
Anyway Q2 from tonight December 15.
Beautiful image Kevin!
Yep, I posed the same question about the tail, certainly looks like Ion.
