[AZ-Observing] Re: Deep Impact
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:06:32 -0700
Thanks for the report Frank.
That is encouraging for the rest of us. I think if it is clear, we
should be able to see the comet at Stan's Deep Impact Star Party and
hopefully the effects of the impact.
Good luck with your observations.
Jeff
At 14:42 -0700 6/25/05, messier wrote:
>Well, it was from a very dark sky site, although it was early in the
>evening. I had a program of variable stars to catch up on and it was a lot
>colder than I was hoping and getting windier as the night went on, so I took
>no notes. The fuzz patch was fairly faint but with a sharp core. About 3'
>across (?) It looked like your average Messier catalog galaxy or smallish
>nebula. I used the ephemeris generator linked to the Deep Impact website
>and keyed in the coordinates after my alignment was done. It was right there
>and very obvious.
>My observation agrees with Mike's, but I saw no evidence of a tail. This may
>have been because of the slight glow from the still setting sun, and the
>poor collimation of my optics. I'm taking the scope up to the White Mts.
>over the 4th of July weekend and I hope to spend some time getting used to
>the object in the eyepiece.=20
>
>I am fairly sure that with what I saw of the comet I will be able to see
>some difference in the brightness as a result of the impact.
>
>Frank
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