Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina)

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

The adventures of Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) continues, September 03 0930UT. Out the kitchen window. Near the pointers now and nearly mag 6.

fantastic result

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by doppler

Looking good Kevin. Found it quite easily last night with the 120mm achro. I should be able to get the 10" on it for an hour or so between the trees tonight. No dew problems these last few nights, but the seeing has been a bit hazy?

Cheers Rick

Yeah it is hazy near the horizon. I'm trying to get it when it's high but the window doesn't help.

Originally Posted by Tinderboxsky

Nice catch out the kitchen window. I was out last night for visual catch up. As you say it is an easy hop from the pointers and an easy spot it in 7x50 bins. The sight through my 140mm refractor at 89x was magnificent against the rich star field. I could see a bright coma with some condensation at the centre and a hint of a short broad tail in averted vision. Cannot view it out the window though!
Cheers
Steve

Thanks Steve!

Originally Posted by ralph1

That looks nice and bright, is it visible to the naked eye yet?

Not yet Ralph. I had trouble seeing it in the 8x50 finder.

Originally Posted by h0ughy

fantastic result

Thanks Dave!

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Comet C/ 2013 US10 (Catalina) September 6.

There appears to be a little PN just to the left of it.

Astrobin ---> http://astrob.in/208599/0/

[BeanerSA (Paul)]

Managed to pick out with 10x50 bins due to it's proximity to Zeta Lupi. Was nothing more than a green fuzz in the 150P due to it being right above the glorious glow of Adelaide.

[plantnerd (Luis)]

Nice one Kevin, I saw it in binoculars last night it is getting brighter but from your image seems not much tail yet. Is that a planetary Nebula in your image below the comet?

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Thanks Paul and Luis.

Yes Luis that is a faint little PN. It has a few designations. Info from Les Dalrymple and Justin.

The PNe is:
Henize 2-120
ESO 177-1
Sanduleak 2-116
Wray 16-169
PK 321+1.1
PNG 321.8+1.9
Planetary Nebula *
RA: 15h 11m 56.5s Dec: -55° 39' 50"
Mag: 14.5 (P) Size: 27.0" Class:
Mag C. Star: 21.2 R.V.: ---

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) 2015 September 12 0900UT.

http://astrob.in/210135/0/

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

C/2013 US10 (Catalina) September 30. Out the window as usual.

[doppler (Rick)]

Nice one Kevin, I had a bit of a look for it tonight but too many clouds at this end of town to bother with setting up a scope before the moon came up.
Rick

[tel.lekatsas (Tel)]

Great shot again Kev. Your "Out the Window" shots got me thinking and I moved my gear inside the garage - I can leave everything set up and image towards the South and to the West. The hardest bit was managing to polar align without access to the meridian.

Now for the clouds to get out of the way

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by doppler

Nice one Kevin, I had a bit of a look for it tonight but too many clouds at this end of town to bother with setting up a scope before the moon came up.
Rick

Thanks Rick. I got 8 x 30 second subs just before the cloud rolled over and stopped further imaging. It's getting low now too.

Originally Posted by tel.lekatsas

Great shot again Kev. Your "Out the Window" shots got me thinking and I moved my gear inside the garage - I can leave everything set up and image towards the South and to the West. The hardest bit was managing to polar align without access to the meridian.

Now for the clouds to get out of the way

Thanks Tel. I just drift align most of the time as my window is small also.

[geolindon (Lindon)]

ooh YES! another nice one Kevin
i haven't seen it for over a week now, but in your pic the tail has really grown. i wanna see it bloody cloudy drought. what use is it??
keep well, L

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Thanks Lindon! Yeah the cloud is a pest.