[AZ-Observing] Re: Comet Holmes on Monday night
- From: "Spencer, Darrell" <DSpencer@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:19:44 -0800
You aren't kidding about good conditions the last couple of nights.
Holmes IS still naked eye from my back yard (Dynamite and 54th st,
county island called Cave Creek). It filled 2/3 of my FOV in 10x50
binoculars. In fact, (and this amazes me) M31 was naked eye with
averted vision last night. =20
Now, as for my southern view . . .
Darrell Spencer
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Hopkins
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Comet Holmes on Monday night
The last couple of nights have been great for observing. While I=20
cannot see Comet Holmes naked eye from my backyard, it is very=20
significant in my new 7 X 50 binoculars. It's like giant ghostly=20
cloud just above Mirfak. It is easy to understand why it could not be=20
seen with the Moon full. I suspect Steve got a much better view away=20
from the city lights, but it i still not bad from West Phoenix.
Jeff
At 12:58 -0700 12/04/2007, Steve Coe wrote:
>Howdy all;
>
>I had some time on Monday night and it seemed very clear so I made a
>trip to Eagle Eye, about 70 miles from Phoenix off I-10.
>
>It was clear and a little breezy, great Milky Way and Zodiacal light
>making a giant "V" in the sky.
>
>Comet Holmes is still amazing. A comet on the far side of the orbit of
Mars
>that is easily naked eye. If I directed my vision between the comet
and the
>Double Cluster so that both got averted vision, then the comet is
>obviously brighter and larger. It is also easily brighter than the
Andromeda
>Galaxy.
>
>I think that my 8X42 binoculars are the best view. The comet is still
that
>same "jellyfish" shape with a parabolic hood and ragged edge. It is
still
>in a pretty rich star field and there are 8 stars involved within the
comet,
>even at this low power.
>
>Moving up to the 6" f/8 refractor and a 35mm Panoptic really shows some
>detail. The bizarre comet shape is in front of 24 stars that shine
through
>the coma and the central "spine" is an elongated area about 80% of the
>length of the coma and elongated 4X1. I did not see anything I could
have
>definitely called the pseudonucleus. It is a fascinating comet and
well
>worth a trip out of town.
>
>Clear Skies;
>Steve Coe
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Jeff Hopkins
HPO SOFT
Counting Photons
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Hopkins Phoenix Observatory
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Phoenix, Arizona 85033-2439 U.S.A.
(623)849-5889
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