Comet | 17P/Holmes |
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User | AHale |
User`s name | Alan Hale |
Observation's time (UT) | 2014-06-01 10:19:00 |
Tool | 41-cm reflector |
Observation's place | Cloudcroft |
Magnitude | 12.8: |
Comparison stars source | AE - Planetary magnitudes from the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac |
Method | M - Morris`s method |
Coma diameter(') | 1 |
Tail's length | Not set |
Condensation | |
Positional angle of tail | Not set |
Bortl's scale | Not set |
Aperture | 40.64 cm |
Focal length (mm) | 1828.8 |
Type of tool | L - Newtonian reflector |
Magnification | 228.6 |
Field of view (°) | 0 |
SQM-L in zenith | Not set |
Light pollution zone | |
Lm | Not set |
Comment | After reading a report on the sohohunter group that comet 17P is visible in SWAN images, I decided to take a look for it this morning. It's there, although it wasn't easy. Low elevation, early twilight, and the fact the comet was quite close to an 11th-magnitude star, all conspired to make the observation more difficult than it otherwise would have been. |
Morris Format | 2014 Jun 1.43 UT: m1=12.8:, Dia.=1' ...40.64-cm L (228.6x) ...Alan Hale (Cloudcroft, U.S.A.) |