Comet: C/2009 P1 (garradd) from last night

[Danilo Pivato]

Hi all,

the comet of the moment, seen from Rome (Italy):

http://www.danilopivato.com/solar_sy...2011.07.30.htm

Best regards,

Danilo Pivato
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[lepton3 (Ivan)]

Hi Danilo,

Great shot. I like the effect of movement given by the track and stack.

-Ivan

[iceman (Mike)]

Beautiful image! How bright is the comet expected to get?

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by iceman

Beautiful image! How bright is the comet expected to get?

CdC's calculations give mag 7.1 just before sunrise and very far north, in the first few days of Feb 2012. It will then be not visible in southern states until early April, at mag 8.4 after sunset.

Danilo will have a better view since at perihelion (mag 7.0) it is at about +56deg, still heading north towards +70deg in early March.

Andrew

[Ross G]

Great photo Danilo.

Thanks.

Ross.