Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina)

[cometcatcher]

Presently in a faint galaxy field in Aquarius. This comet is predicted to make Mag 5 in a few months. I think it has some catching up to do! Presently around mag 12ish.

[algwat]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: good one champ ... :)

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Alan.

[cometcatcher]

Early morning Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) June 18 1620UT. Getting brighter, presently about magnitude 10ish. Image is cropped. Funny little short stubby tail. This comet has a very close conjunction with galaxy NGC7793 in a few days time.

[Somnium]

Hey Kevin, i read about this comet on Universe today, looks like it will be an interesting one. it would be good to pull together a time lapse and watch it brighten over the weeks.

[astronobob]

Grouse stuff Kevin, all the best at conjunction with galaxy NGC7793 ,,,,

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Bob and Aidan. Yes should be a nice one in the coming months as it gets closer.

[cometcatcher]

C/2013 US10 (Catalina) July 12 1415UT. Green little fellow now. About magnitude 9 in Phoenix.

[cometcatcher]

C/2013 US10 (Catalina) August 5 1100UT. With the 8" this time. Some tube currents making the stars elongate a bit.

About mag 7 in Indus.

[kkara4]

great image Kev! how sure are you of your Mag estimates? July 12 Mag 9 and 3 weeks later Mag 7, well that would mean we might get quite a show from this one!

[cometcatcher]

Hi Krishan, I'm referencing the COBS database for magnitude estimates. They all seem to agree on mag 7-ish.

The comet is still inbound for a perihelion on November 15. However the comet will recede from Earth after August 15 due to our orbit and start heading closer on November 2. Close approach to Earth is January 17 2016.

[Tony_]

Nice one Kevin!

I might give this a try next time it's clear - if it's ever clear again in Melbourne.:( 3 clear nights in 7 weeks.:shrug:

[cometcatcher]

C/2013 US10 (Catalina) August 9 1100UT. Out the dining room window as usual.

[Atmos]

Must be nice being able to do some stuff from indoors :) Nicely captured btw!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

More great out the window comet work Kevin!:thumbsup:

Interesting to see Catalina's development.

Cheers,

Justin.

[cometcatcher]

Thanks guys. This one from last night after the meridian flip.

[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.

[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

[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

[ralph1]

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

[h0ughy]

fantastic result :thumbsup:

[cometcatcher]

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



Thanks Steve!



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



Thanks Dave!

[cometcatcher]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

[cometcatcher]

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

[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

[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 :cloudy:

[cometcatcher]

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.



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

[geolindon]

ooh YES! another nice one Kevin :thumbsup:
i haven't seen it for over a week now, but in your pic the tail has really grown. i wanna see it :confused2: bloody cloudy drought. what use is it??
keep well, L

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Lindon! Yeah the cloud is a pest.