Observation's detail view
Comet | 2P/Encke |
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User | AHale |
User`s name | |
Observation's time (UT) | 2003-12-27 12:57:00 |
Tool | 41-cm reflector |
Observation's place | Cloudcroft |
Comparison stars source | NH - North Polar Sequence (publ. by Henden and Kaitchuck, 1982) |
Method | |
Magnitude | :7.5 |
Coma diameter(') | 1 |
Tail's length | Not set |
Condensation | 8 |
Positional angle of tail | Not set |
Bortl's scale | Not set |
Aperture | 40.64 |
Focal length (mm) | 1828.8 |
Type of tool | L - Newtonian reflector |
Magnification | 70.3 |
Field of view (°) | 0 |
SQM-L in zenith | |
Light pollution zone | |
Lm | Not set |
Comment | low altitude, fairly bright twilight, probably just the central condensation was seen. My records do not indicate any observations of a tail in 2003, although the comet was in conjunction with the sun, and thus invisible, during the time when I have seen a tail on other returns. I have sent you information on tail observations from 2013; on most returns, when I have seen a tail, it has been short, relatively straight, fairly now, and visible 2-3 weeks before perihelion passage. |
Morris Format | 2003 Dec 27.54 UT: m1=7.5:, Dia.=<1', DC=8 ...40.64-cm L (70.3x) ...Alan Hale (Cloudcroft, U.S.A.) |