[Lvas] FW: Comet Lulin Monday AM

[roger ivester]

An image for comparison. 

 

Roger 

 


From: David.Herndon at microsoft.com
To: drivester at hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:34:12 -0800
Subject: RE: Comet Lulin Monday AM







Nice!  Now compare to this image…..we’re pretty close.
 
http://www.herndonsprings.com/astronomy/Latest%20Astrophotography%20Images/LULIN%201024.jpg
 
 
Dave “the whip” Herndon.  ;-)
 
 


From: roger ivester [mailto:drivester at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:24 AM
To: Dr. Don Olive
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Subject: Comet Lulin Monday AM
 
 
I was able to do a quick sketch of Lulin early this morning and just wanted to share. I set up in my backyard, observed, and sketched the comet at approximately 1:00 AM EST. It was in the corner of Virgo and fairly close to Beta. It was approximately 8° SE of Saturn.
 
I didn't have time to pinpoint on my star atlas as I realized a cloud bank was closing rapidly from the west. I glanced at my manual setting circles and the coordinates were approximately as following:
 
RA - 11h 52m    Declination - +04.5° 
 
The comet was very high in the sky and I did not have time to gain a precise magnitude estimate. It was pretty bright and easy to see even through my 7x50 finder scope using a 20mm Erfle eyepiece a 9° FOV.   
 
I observed for two hours and used all eyepiece combinations with my 10-inch reflector. The best view was gained using an older 16mm University Optics Konig @ 71x, FOV 0.92°. 
 
Even though I spent at least two hours it was if I was there for only 15 minutes. I was frantically trying to get all my stuff together before the clouds would soon cover the entire sky. The temperature was 21° and I was dressed warmly. 
 
North is up on the sketch...
 
Roger  
 
 
 
 
 
 

 



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