[AZ-Observing] Re: Glimpse of Lulin
- From: ketelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:28:19 -0700 (MST)
I think your sky brightness makes all the difference - like Jay, I went
west of Tucson near Kitt Peak, and saw it easily naked eye, with the
obvious dust tail in binoculars. Though I took lots of pics, only posted
a couple single exposures on the blog - it was a school night, after all!.
www.theketelsens.blogspot.com
-Dean
> I had a fine view of Lulin about 4am using 5-in 34x home brew binoculars.
> It showed a nearly stellar nucleus in a large round ~40' nuclear region,
> and the tail extended to the E ~3 degrees. The color was a subtle but
> distinct green.
> It was an easy naked eye sighting from Sonoita, SE of Tucson.
> -Jay-
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