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- Subject: Re: Swift-Tuttle Observation
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.134509.128@janus.arc.ab.ca>
- From: thacker@RHEA.ARC.AB.CA
- Date: 17 Nov 92 13:45:07 MDT
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- Last night was clear again so I had another go at the comet. I
- drove 25 km beyond the edge of the city (Edmonton) to a spot
- where all the Little Dipper stars could be seen with direct vision,
- though not easily (At 53.5 degrees N, these stars are always high
- in the sky).
-
- With the naked eye I could *just* see the comet with averted vision,
- but it took about 20 minutes to be certain of this. In 10 X 50
- binocs was similar to the previous night's view (see earlier
- posting) but I could make out a faint narrow tail extending to
- one degree or a little better. In a 6" scope at 19X and 30X,
- I could follow this tail for about 3 degrees, but it was very
- faint. At 95X I could see several stars shining through the
- outer half of the coma.
-
- There have been several better comets over the past few years,
- but this one isn't too bad either. However, I'm still waiting
- for THE BIG ONE.
-