Here's a finder chart through 2012 with a list of suggested magnitude. http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2009P1/2009P1.html Come late winter early spring it should be around mag 6 or just below say 5.8 or so (estimating). Glad everyone had a good time at SPOC. On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 2:27 AM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
I was surprised at how good the comet looked in the Grim tonight. I had expected maybe just a little fuzz ball but instead there was a well formed coma and a tiny tail. This is one we'll want to keep an eye one.
And speaking of nice views, the solar prominences through the DayStar on the Bogdan refractor were superb. I especially liked the little ball of prominence material that just hung above the limb for the hour or so we watched it, seemingly unconnected and floating free. And the detail within that ball: Wow!
patrick
On 07 Aug 2011, at 00:41, Joe Bauman wrote:
Hi Utah astronomers, here's a movie I made from frames I shot early yesterday morning, of Comet Garradd moving in front of stars. I guided on the stars, which meant the comet looks steady while the stars are blurred and elongated. -- Comments solicited. I'd especially like to know if it's possible to make this visible without the viewer having a RealPlayer device. Thanks, Joe http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4543
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