[sac-forum] Re: C/2006 VZ13 (Linear)

Hi AJ,

Well at least someone in the club has seen it.  I tried for the comet the last 
couple of nights. One with the 8" out in the back yard with the camera riding 
piggyback and last night from N.E Carefree with a faint showing of the Milkyway 
but was using a guy's "dime store" bino's he had laying around the house. 
Skunked so far but, will try again tonight. Guess I could take all the images I 
shot, put together a "Polakis" movie (however Tom does that) and see if 
anything moves. (or go up to Lowell and borrow the "blink" comparator)

Jimmy Ray
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: AJ Crayon 
  To: SAC Forum 
  Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 23:13
  Subject: [sac-forum] C/2006 VZ13 (Linear)


  Put my 8" SCT in backyard tonight hoping to get a view of this comet.  Well, 
with the heat (100d F), wind (up to 5mph) and the ozone alter earlier today it 
wasn't very much.  It was located about 1.5 deg from Eldsich.  At 80X, being 
visible about 1/3 of the time, it was very very faint, round and had a small 
round little brighter middle.  With a Swan Band comet filter I would call it 
very faint, being visible about 1/2 the time.  Since it was slightly better 
with the filter, this tells us there is more gas than dust- but perhaps not to 
much more gas.  I could not detect any elongation, or bow shock, due to its 
motion.

  After a few double stars and a few minutes with Jupiter it was time to call 
it quits.  With the temperature, increasing breeze up to about 10mph and clouds 
closing in it was definitely time to call it quits.

  Regardless, it was nice to get a chance to use the telescope, even if for a 
little while.

  Clear skies, lower temps and no breezes,
  aj



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