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--></style></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew and I had a shot at it last night at the Haw Wood star party (along with N2 and 260P) and although the skies were not the best we did pick them all up with 18 and 15” telescopes respectively. T2 was not that bright visually, maybe 10<sup>th</sup> mag and we had not realised until by accident that it was passing close to M36. Where Jon Shanklin gets the idea it is 6<sup>th</sup> mag from I have no idea. I have een follwong it viousally since September and it is no where near that bright.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Owen</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:djswanastro@outlook.com">David Swan</a><br><b>Sent: </b>27 October 2019 19:08<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:comets-disc@britastro.org">BAA Comets discussion list</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[BAA Comets] C/2017 T2 visual/imaging opp</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>C/2017 T2 will pass less than half a degree from the open cluster M36 this evening. It may be a good photo opportunity. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Of note, T2 will likely pass the Double Cluster (!) in late Jan - although a little further away. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It remains to be seen how bright this comet gets: I though Pete Lawrence mentioning it on The Sky at Night was brave.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>Comets-disc mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>