[AZ-Observing] Comet Lovejoy - Tonight
- From: "David M. Douglass" <dmdouglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:40:20 -0700
If you like to see comets.. Then maybe tonight can offer you a treat..
About 9:00 PM, comet Lovejoy will be passing by M79, a nice 8.5 Mag Globular
cluster in Lepus.
At 9:00 PM, the target comet will be about Azimuth 147, and Elevation 23
degrees.
At 12:00 (Midnight), the target comet will be about Azimuth 192 and
Elevation 30 degrees.
This whole time, my Field of View for my Celestron Edge 8" (34 ArcMin by 25
ArcMin) , will contain the entire view.
I will be centering on a star. GSC 6479:1132, and guiding on that
location. Promises to be a splendid view...
IF... the clouds cooperate.
Yesterday, the forecast showed "all clear" tonight. Things have changed
somewhat, but I am still holding out hope.
Check you view from your yard. If you can see this area. Noted Azimuths are
TRUE . If the clouds cooperate, you just might want to set up your
equipment.
I "played" with viewing (imaging) this thing last night, and developed my
plan.
Lovejoy is a BIG ball (much larger than normal stars in the FOV).. It is
VERY bright.. AND, I really could not make out a tail.
But.. This thing really moves along !!!!
This APOD image will give you an idea...
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141225.html
JD Maddy, up in Clarkdale also posted a couple of nice images also..
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59454099@N00/15935676779/in/photostream/
Forecast for Monday night looks good too, But the view (framing with M79)
will be lost..
Yeah.. There is a moon out there, but when looking for a VERY BIG BRIGHT
Come... who cares ??
David M. Douglass
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