[AZ-Observing] Re: Comet SWAN Wednesday at dusk
- From: "Jack Jones" <Telescoper@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:54:54 -0700
Easy in my 7x21 Nikons. Sure beats M13 at mag 5.9. Would the calc be 2.5 times
1.4? That's only 3.5x brighter, seems more.
Jack
> Still looking good. It was clear enough to get a good look,
> and was naked-eye at the end of nautical twilight. I first saw it
> naked eye thinking I was seeing nearby tau CrB, but in a couple of
> minutes I could see both, and the comet was a few tenths of a
> magnitude brighter than the star, so mag 4.5 or so is good.
>
> \Brian
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