[AZ-Observing] Re: Glimpse of Lulin
- From: "Rotramel, Rick (AZ77)" <rick.rotramel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:08:49 -0700
All,
I got my first look-see of the comet last night at 10:15 PM with 11x80 binos
from my backyard in north Phoenix.
It was during a sucker hole but I found it real fast. It looked much bigger
than I expected. The coma appeared irregular with jagged edges, with bipolar
spikes and a slight brightening inside offset from the middle. Perhaps the
spikes are where the two tails come out from the coma.
The coma looked about 12-15 arc minutes in size. No tails seen and it looked
grayish.
Well, what do you expect in the middle of the great Aurora Phoenicia during a
sucker hole in the clouds!
Will try again tonight, for the closest approach event.
Rick R.
SAC
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