[AZ-Observing] Comet Linear is fading
- From: "Steve Coe" <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 02:28:23 -0700
Howdy all;
>From a site 60 miles north of Phoenix, Az and using a 6 inch f/6 and 10X50
>binoculars it is easy to see that Comet Linear A2 is fading. Last Saturday
>from the same site it was obviously naked eye and quite bright in the
>binoculars. A few hours ago it was just barely seen naked eye and rather
>diffuse in the binoculars. A hood of material was seen over the head of the
>comet and a tail was seen, but it was faint and only about 20 arcminutes long
>at 40X in the 6 inch RFT. This comet was definately brighter, larger, more
>concentrated in the middle and has a longer tail a week ago.
Clear Skies to us all;
Steve Coe
Author "Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist"
email address: stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx
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