| Comet | C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) |
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| User | izack |
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| Observation's time (UT) | 2016-03-30 21:08 |
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| Tool | LightBridge 12" f/5 Truss-Tube Dobsonian |
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| Observation's place | Philo - California |
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| Comparison stars source | TK - Tycho-2 Catalogue |
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| Method | S - Sidgwick`s method |
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| Magnitude | 11.5 |
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| Coma diameter(') | 1 |
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| Tail's length | 5 |
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| Condensation | 5.5 |
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| Positional angle of tail | Not set |
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| Bortl's scale | 2 |
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| Aperture | 12 |
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| Focal length (mm) | 1524 |
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| Type of tool | L - Newtonian reflector |
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| Magnification | 101.6 |
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| Field of view (°) | 0.98 |
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| SQM-L in zenith | |
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| Light pollution zone | Gray |
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| Lm | 7.5 |
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| Comment | Coma was in close proximity to three faint stars of Mag 12.20~13.75 which made the in-out method challenging. Nucleus of comet had faint point star like appearance. Sky was crisp cool with 80% humidity, viz: 8
This was a nice clearly defined view! |
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| Morris Format | 2016 Mar 30.88 UT: m1=11.5, Dia.=1', DC=5.5, Tail: 5 arcmin ...12-cm L (101.6x) ...Isaac Devenny (Philo - California, USA) |
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