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<DIV>Hi Everyone,</DIV>
<DIV>I couldn't find 46P using 7x50 binos from home, although I didn't really
expect to down in the bright light polluted sky.</DIV>
<DIV>I managed an image using my 315mm reflector see <A
href="http://www.astromania.co.uk/46P_20181129_2125_PCarson.jpg">http://www.astromania.co.uk/46P_20181129_2125_PCarson.jpg</A>
The sky transparency kept changing as did the amount of cloud so I stacked the
best run of 60 sec exposures. Shortly after I finished my exposure run and
before I closed the observatory it started raining...nearly a bit of a disaster!
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<DIV>Comphot gives Total integrated magnitude: 7.89 (radius 203.0 arcsec) which
is a lot different from other measures. I assume I'm not seeing a whole coma
because of the low altitude and bright sky so won’t be reporting that
anywhere.</DIV>
<DIV>If it clears tonight I'll try using my 100mm short focus refractor with its
wider field of view to give a more condensed image.</DIV>
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<DIV>All the best</DIV>
<DIV>Peter</DIV>
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<DIV>-----Original Message----- </DIV>
<DIV>From: Nick James </DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 8:01 AM </DIV>
<DIV>To: BAA Comets discussion list ; David Swan </DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: [BAA Comets] 46P now 6th magnitude </DIV>
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<DIV>David/Owen,</DIV>
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<DIV>I know that Andrew Robertson (Norfolk/Suffolk border) also got a visual
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<DIV>view last night through his Mewlon. Unfortunately the rain didn't clear
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<DIV>here until after midnight but there is a chance tonight.</DIV>
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<DIV>Nick.</DIV>
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<DIV>On 29/11/2018 23:40, David Swan wrote:</DIV>
<DIV>> Congrats Owen -</DIV>
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<DIV>> I went out with my 10 x 50 binos and couldn't spot it. I star hopped:
Deneb Kaitos -> Tau Ceti -> Ups and 57 Ceti (pretty in binos) -> host
star field. I confirmed that I was looking in the right place by comparing the 5
deg bino star field with the output of my planetarium app.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> Using 1s exposures to prevent saturation by light pollution, I was
able to pick it up with my Hyperstar though. A contrast with those Siding Spring
images that I have been taking remotely!! See my member's page if
interested.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> David Swan</DIV>
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