Comet C/2006 T1

[beren]

Cant see on the forum whether this has has been posted but David Levy discovered another comet close to Saturn on the 2/11/06 at mag 10 .Don't know if it can be imaged ....Dennis

thread link from cloudy nights and finderchart

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthrea.../o/all/fpart/1

http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro/comets/06T1CH01.png

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by beren

Cant see on the forum whether this has has been posted but David Levy discovered another comet close to Saturn on the 2/11/06 at mag 10 .

Cool, thanks Stuart.
It'll be funny if this one hits Saturn........

[beren]

yeah ....wish I had the gear that I have now when Shoemaker-Levy9 hit jupiter in 94 , imagine the collective frenzy of plantery imagers if something similar happened

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

2/11/06 so he has travelled to the future to witness this.
He is good !

[beren]

....... ....not enough

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Nothing wrong with that date........if you are American. mm/dd/yyyy

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by beren

Cant see on the forum whether this has has been posted but David Levy discovered another comet close to Saturn on the 2/11/06 at mag 10 .Don't know if it can be imaged ....Dennis

Mag 10? Nah – way too bright; it’ll burn out my sensor.

Seriously though, I'll download the latest elements in either Starry Night, The Sky or SkyTools (depending on who posts them 1st) and have a go.

Thanks for the heads up and the details.

Dennis

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

OK ... Discovered back them Eh! ....Pity we cant see comet Swan though, it is quite bright !
http://cometography.com/lcomets/2006m4.html

[astroron (Ron)]

I thought Amateur visual Astronomers where not supposed to find comets anymore just leave it to the big telescopes and CCD's and satellites then when they get nice and bright we can take there pictures and watch them through our telescopes and binoculars, and when they get really really bright, naked eye.
Just watch the Swift images on the internet then you can discover lots,but not this one

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

That day will never come Ron. Machines don't get lucky, humans do

[CometGuy]

Ron,

No amateur's can still find comets, as there are areas of sky the big surveys don't cover. I am amazed Levy's find wasn't picked up by SWAN though.

Terry