Looks like ISON will be just over 2 degrees away from Mars this morning. 6:00 has the two about 26 degrees in altitude and pretty much due east as seen from northern Utah. By mid-October they'll be a few degrees higher and a bit further south at 6 but less than one degree apart. patrick
When will it be bright enough to see in my 10" SCT? Dion ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 2:30 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Mars and ISON Looks like ISON will be just over 2 degrees away from Mars this morning. 6:00 has the two about 26 degrees in altitude and pretty much due east as seen from northern Utah. By mid-October they'll be a few degrees higher and a bit further south at 6 but less than one degree apart. patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Should be within reach of the 10" right now, Dion. On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Dion Davidson <diondavidson@yahoo.com>wrote:
When will it be bright enough to see in my 10" SCT? Dion
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Looks like ISON will be just over 2 degrees away from Mars this morning.
6:00 has the two about 26 degrees in altitude and pretty much due east as seen from northern Utah.
By mid-October they'll be a few degrees higher and a bit further south at 6 but less than one degree apart.
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The problem is more in finding it than in seeing it. It is easiest to see at 200x with a 12.5mm eyepiece, but that would give you a rather small field of view. Unless your alignment is perfect you might not be right there but perhaps a couple of eyepiece fields away is some random direction. Using a 40mm you are more likely to have it in the field of view but loose it in the sky glow. Experts are using an accurate finder chart and star hopping to the field at low power and then bumping up the power when they are sure they are on top of it. Also there is a 30 minute window when the comet is high enough for good seeing but it is still dark enough see against the dawn glow. Skilled viewers have been watching it in 8 inch telescopes. DT ________________________________ From: Dion Davidson <diondavidson@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Mars and ISON When will it be bright enough to see in my 10" SCT? Dion ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 2:30 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Mars and ISON Looks like ISON will be just over 2 degrees away from Mars this morning. 6:00 has the two about 26 degrees in altitude and pretty much due east as seen from northern Utah. By mid-October they'll be a few degrees higher and a bit further south at 6 but less than one degree apart. patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Thanks for the tips! I was able to see it this morning from my driveway in Sandy. I mean, it looked like a dot, but I'm pretty sure I knew which dot (thanks to Stellarium and heavens-above). It looks like it will only get closer to Mars until about Oct 17. I went out and looked based on this article, which says that today the comet is closest to Mars in real distance - only 6.7 M miles. (I guess that's close...) http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/30/5-sky-events-this-week-co... Dion ________________________________ From: daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 8:51 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Mars and ISON The problem is more in finding it than in seeing it. It is easiest to see at 200x with a 12.5mm eyepiece, but that would give you a rather small field of view. Unless your alignment is perfect you might not be right there but perhaps a couple of eyepiece fields away is some random direction. Using a 40mm you are more likely to have it in the field of view but loose it in the sky glow. Experts are using an accurate finder chart and star hopping to the field at low power and then bumping up the power when they are sure they are on top of it. Also there is a 30 minute window when the comet is high enough for good seeing but it is still dark enough see against the dawn glow. Skilled viewers have been watching it in 8 inch telescopes. DT ________________________________ From: Dion Davidson <diondavidson@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Mars and ISON When will it be bright enough to see in my 10" SCT? Dion ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 2:30 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Mars and ISON Looks like ISON will be just over 2 degrees away from Mars this morning. 6:00 has the two about 26 degrees in altitude and pretty much due east as seen from northern Utah. By mid-October they'll be a few degrees higher and a bit further south at 6 but less than one degree apart. patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
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