C/2006 Vz13

[Outbackmanyep]

Has anyone seen C/2006 VZ13 LINEAR yet??

Apparently its around Mag 7.
Finder chart in the link below....i'll have go at it tonight if i can!

http://www.cometchasing.skyhound.com/index.html

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Outbackmanyep

Has anyone seen C/2006 VZ13 LINEAR yet??

Apparently its around Mag 7.
Finder chart in the link below....i'll have go at it tonight if i can!

http://www.cometchasing.skyhound.com/index.html

I observed the Comet last night, first at 18:15 with 3 day old moon and twilight and was seen as a large oval shape, brighter at the narrowest part, maybe some hint of tail?
Observed at again 19:37 guestamated at 7.5-8.0 mag it was fairly low down,
no further detail as of first observation
Scope 16" 13mm nagler

[Outbackmanyep]

I managed to see it on the 18th, i also imaged it with the 400D through my 8" SCT, if you have a look in the Solar System section its in there.....

[Greg Bryant]

Tonight, comet C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR) is quite close to the globular cluster M3.

It's about 2 magnitudes brighter than predicted (see AS&T Jul/Aug, page 61), which is a bonus for observers.

[iceman (Mike)]

Looks like a fairly difficult target, low and in the twilight.

[Outbackmanyep]

Its moving further south so it should be comfortably seen, it can be a little difficult cos of the moon though!