2P Encke spotted! FINALLY! - Page 3

Liz · #41 27-08-2010, 05:51 PM

Thanks for that Terry, I had better get a move on with it. as been cloudy here for 2 days, clearing now, but pretty dense in the west.

In the first image you posted, I can see another tail below left of the main tail, using averted vision. In the 2nd image you have just posted, I cannot see it.

astroron (Ron) · #42 27-08-2010, 06:52 PM

Tonight the Comet does not seem as bright as my last observation

mozzie (Peter) · #43 27-08-2010, 07:17 PM

found it but faint in my 7x50 binos can set the dobbie up on front driveway tomorrow night for a better view.will report if able to see it.

on a different note did anybody spot the fire ball around 6.15pm tonight between mercury and saturn heading north to south with 3 broken pieces following it wow what a sight waiting for the comet!!!!!!!

Liz · #44 28-08-2010, 04:21 AM

Well done of Encke Mozzie!! A fireball as well, bargain.

Fading already Ron? .... clouded out up here still.

mozzie (Peter) · #45 28-08-2010, 07:38 PM

set my little 8"dobbie up and found the little fuzzy,there was a faint blurrrrr low in western sky with a dirty atmosphere but after a hour or so viewing and atmosphere clearing the nucleus was brighter but no sign of a tail.stocked to see it lifted the little scope inside and if its clear tomorrow night ill have another look.

love chasing comets

mozzie (Peter) · #46 29-08-2010, 08:18 PM

had another look tonight similar to last night.skies to the west much clearer no fire smog,was able to view for another half hour more as it had moved to the south west and was visable going down side large tree.

Liz · #47 29-08-2010, 09:43 PM

Oh, lucky you Mozzie!! Drizzle and cloud here.

Outbackmanyep · #48 03-09-2010, 10:14 AM

The comet is fading slowly, it's much higher in the sky now and will still be an easy target in a 10" dob.

mozzie (Peter) · #49 03-09-2010, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Outbackmanyep

The comet is fading slowly, it's much higher in the sky now and will still be an easy target in a 10" dob.

viewed 10p temple last night in cetus easy visable with bright nucleus and some slight visable tail great sight easy target!!!!

Outbackmanyep · #50 06-09-2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mozzie

viewed 10p temple last night in cetus easy visable with bright nucleus and some slight visable tail great sight easy target!!!!

Hi Mozzie,
Great stuff!
10P and 2P are good targets, you should also try 103P below Great square of pegasus, it will hang around this region and is getting brighter, it's currently around mag 10.5 and has a small tail (CCD) from recent reports, i keep trying for it but keep getting clouded out!

Hopefully tonight i'll get some more obs in.

Cheers!

Rob_K · #51 06-09-2010, 03:40 PM

Yeah, 103P should be a good target, the further north you are the better.

The CCD images do show a faint tail, but recent LRGB images show almost a completely different comet, with a large and diffuse green coma that the monochrome (essentially luminance?) CCD images aren't picking up. That pretty much ties in with some recent visual obs I've seen, of a large, faint diffuse object, up to 15 arcminutes in diameter.

Getting a bit low for me now against my hilly horizon (not really an issue with the weather the way it's been, LOL), but still have hopes even if I have to drive to a better northern horizon.

Saw 10P Tempel last night at low powers (23x) through a small sucker-hole - easy to see, nice object.

Nice obs Mozzie, good luck with it!

Cheers -

Liz · #52 06-09-2010, 04:24 PM

Alas, non stop cloud up here.

Well done Mozzie.

Liz · #53 07-09-2010, 01:25 PM

We have a night at the Uni tonight with the astronomy students, and skies are clear at the moment!!
had a look on Stellarium and Encke is quite close to Venus, so should be reasonable easy to see, woohoo. Am yet to see it.