Please forgive my ignorance - I have not been able to find the comet Swan in my 10X50 binos. (Or maybe I did and didn't know it) Where is it with respect to M13? Above, below, left, right???
Denis
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From: Dave Staples <dave.staples@No-Spam>
To: The Astronomy Connection <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 9:04:08 AM
Subject: RE: [TAC] Comet Swan downtown San Jose
It was about the same up here in Santa Rosa, it right in the most light
polluted part of the sky for me. Still, it just jumped out, took me less
than a minute to find it. Seems a bit larger than M13 and I think your mag
estimate is about right.
I was using 15x70 binocs and an ST-80. I did a quick tour for the neighbors
along the same lines as JD the other night.
Dave S.
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Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:00 PM
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Subject: [TAC] Comet Swan downtown San Jose
Just looked with 9x63 binocuars. Keystone of Hercules just visible.
M13 looks like a dim galaxy slightly over one field of view above the
comet. Comet is about 2 mags brighter, appearing like about a mag 12
galaxy on an average night at Coe. Slightly off center nucleus toward
the west northwest. Easily swept up guessing at its position. If it
is this obvious in the middle of this light pollution (very downtown)
it should be a good binocular object from areas with even a bit darker
skies. Initial feeling was a blue tint.
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