| Comet | C/2015 F5 (SWAN-Xingming) |
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| User | AHale |
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| Observation's time (UT) | 2015-04-10 11:31:00 |
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| Tool | 41-cm reflector |
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| Observation's place | Cloudcroft |
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| Comparison stars source | NH - North Polar Sequence (publ. by Henden and Kaitchuck, 1982) |
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| Method | M - Morris`s method |
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| Magnitude | :9.6 |
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| Coma diameter(') | 2 |
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| Tail's length | Not set |
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| Condensation | 4.5 |
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| Positional angle of tail | Not set |
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| Bortl's scale | Not set |
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| Aperture | 40.64 |
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| Focal length (mm) | 1828.8 |
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| Type of tool | L - Newtonian reflector |
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| Magnification | 70.3 |
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| Field of view (°) | 0 |
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| SQM-L in zenith | |
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| Light pollution zone | Blue |
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| Lm | Not set |
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| Comment | I had to contend with low elevation, fairly bright twilight (sun at -13 degrees) and moonlight. |
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| Morris Format | 2015 Apr 10.48 UT: m1=9.6:, Dia.=2', DC=4.5 ...40.64-cm L (70.3x) ...Alan Hale (Cloudcroft, U.S.A.) |
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