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SteveS — 5/8/2006 1:39:09 PM (archived)

I spotted 73P-B first which is much higher than C and it is brighter than C after waiting for it to rise high enough for me to view it. There’s a streetlight directly below the comets and my shadow from it shines on the telescope.

This the best I could do with B

The Ring Nebula was faint along with distant C and nothing for a photo. I don’t understand it, I could slew south to Jupiter, take an image and the moons show up but I can’t get a image of the brighter comet and nearby star. It must be the streetlight. Maybe it's time for a real digital camera.

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• The encounter, tonight - Raoul - 5/7/2006 7:03:01 PM
  • re: The encounter, tonight - Raoul - 5/7/2006 7:33:38 PM
    • This should help - SteveS - 5/7/2006 10:46:18 PM
      • re: This should help - SteveS - 5/7/2006 10:55:07 PM
        • re: Spaceweather - Raoul - 5/8/2006 5:35:03 AM
          • Results - SteveS - 5/8/2006 1:39:09 PM
            • The comet passing near Messier 13 a few days earlier - ljk - 5/8/2006 2:19:22 PM
              • Vega and 73P-B tonight! - SteveS - 5/9/2006 1:55:32 PM
                • Found it with binoculars - SteveS - 5/10/2006 6:01:46 AM
                  • re: Ok, thanks Steve (n/t) - Raoul - 5/10/2006 4:17:26 PM
                • re: Vega and 73P-B tonight! - Raoul - 5/9/2006 10:00:51 PM
                  • Lots of noise but it shows - SteveS - 5/10/2006 1:04:16 PM
                • PS - SteveS - 5/9/2006 8:14:05 PM
                • re: Vega and 73P-B tonight! - ljk - 5/9/2006 3:32:23 PM
                  • Best I've seen, thanks (n/t) - SteveS - 5/9/2006 8:11:16 PM
                    • Comet Fragments Approaching Earth - ljk - 5/10/2006 1:59:32 PM
                      • Spitzer's beautiful image of the comet pieces - ljk - 5/11/2006 12:25:30 PM
                        • Comet Breakup Points to Possible Meteor Shower in 2022 - ljk - 5/11/2006 5:20:48 PM