! Thanks for the info, Dave.
Is there an explosion?
I tried in the morning of 12th Jan by a small telescope (65mm in dia, focal length 420mm and 25mm eyepiece with magnification of 16.8), but failed. Might be due to the light pollution or fog...However can find it from the photo with 500D connected to the telescope (2s exposure, ISO 12800). Waiting for another clear night.
Cheers
Guodong
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Originally Posted by JetDragon
Does anyone have a visual on this comet in the last day or so - Calsky is saying it is at mag 4.9 now
Comet 'C/2011 L4' Magnitude= 4.9mag
Best seen from 4.6h - 5.0h (htop=19° at SE at 5.0h) (in constellation Corona Australis)
RA=18h02m33s Dec=-42°24.5' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 1.32AU Distance to Earth= 2.07AU Elongation= 31°
hourly motion: dRA=102.7"/h dDec=-32.3"/h
thanks
Dave
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