Observation's detail view

CometC/2013 US10 (Catalina)
UserAHale
User`s name
Observation's time (UT)2015-11-22 12:14:00
Tool10x50 binoculars
Observation's placeCloudcroft
Comparison stars sourceYG - Yale Bright Star Catalogue
MethodM - Morris`s method
Magnitude:6.1
Coma diameter(')2
Tail's length5
Condensation6.5
Positional angle of tail170
Bortl's scaleNot set
Aperture5
Focal length (mm)Not set
Type of toolB - Binoculars
Magnification10
Field of view (°)5.6
SQM-L in zenith
Light pollution zoneGreen
Lm
CommentClear skies this morning, and I was successful in observing this comet in the dawn sky. It was fairly easy to detect, but unfortunately it was in a pretty blank star field, and thus there wasn’t much in the way of stars with which to make brightness and size measurements. So, the brightness and size measurements here should be considered approximate (the coma size really isn’t much more than an educated guess). The comet was clearly brighter than HD 126131 (V = 6.7) that was one degree to the east. There was possibly a faint wisp of tail perhaps 5’ long extending roughly southward (p.a. ~170) but with the low altitude and the brightening sky I’m not at all sure that this was real.
Morris Format2015 Nov 22.51 UT: m1=6.1:, Dia.=&2', DC=6.5, Tail: 5 deg, in PA 170 deg ...5-cm B (10x) ...Alan Hale (Cloudcroft, U.S.A.)