I saw the comet, but couldn’t get a photo. There were a few clouds. Saw it in the binos and through the 6” ETX-LS. It looked better in the binos. By the time I got the 6” trained on the comet it was behind some wispy clouds. I could still see it, but there was no tail. About a minute later it was below the hills in the west. No way I could get a picture. Maybe tomorrow night. I think half of the clouds in the western sky were the result of con-trails dispersing. Dave
Dave, things were looking iffy up here until about 20 after 8, then suddenly the cloud bank covering the comet just dissipated and the western horizon became crystal-clear. The first time during the entire comet apparition that it was so. I didn't grab any pics either, not enough time or inclination to set anything up other than my home-made 70mm f/4 spotter and a hand-held 15x70mm bino. If it's clear tonight I may break-out the 25x100mm bino. Jupiter and the moon were great in twilight but after that were behind high cirrus. I was surprised to find extensive overcast when I got up at 4 this morning. Looks like we were in the slot last night after sundown. On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Dave Gary <davegary@me.com> wrote:
I saw the comet, but couldn’t get a photo. There were a few clouds.
Yeah, I don’t think observing will be worth anything this evening. Scope Nights puts the seeing as poor until Thursday. I have found that it is pretty accurate…about as good as Clear Sky Chart. It’s already cloudy this morning. I think I’m done with comet viewing for a few days. Maybe this weekend? Dave On Mar 17, 2013, at 10:40 PM, Dave Gary <davegary@me.com> wrote:
I saw the comet, but couldn’t get a photo. There were a few clouds. Saw it in the binos and through the 6” ETX-LS. It looked better in the binos. By the time I got the 6” trained on the comet it was behind some wispy clouds. I could still see it, but there was no tail. About a minute later it was below the hills in the west. No way I could get a picture. Maybe tomorrow night. I think half of the clouds in the western sky were the result of con-trails dispersing.
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