Vega and 73P-B tonight!

Space/Science » in reply to The comet passing near Messier 13 a few days earlier

SteveS — 5/9/2006 1:55:32 PM (archived)

73 P-B is reported to be at 5 Mag. and is just below to the left of Vega (brightest star in NE sky) making it an easy target to find. You should be able to view it and Vega in the same frame with binoculars (depending on type) in semi-dark locations.

73P-B is moving fast and soon will be unable to view, so nowâ€™s your best chance.

Hereâ€™s a easy chart for where to look.

The whole thread (18 posts)

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

Recent posts

On this day in Space/Science

The whole thread (18 posts)