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Comet 73P/SW-3 B I will probably be unable to view the comet again as my eastern horizon is blocked by hills and trees. This image shows the major structural changes in the comet's coma over the past few days: Imaging with a 140 yr old refractor!Had a great evening last Thursday using the Lockyer telesope at NLO. This grand old instrument dates from 1865, when the 6.25" lens was loaned to Lockyer by Thomas Cooke. Helium was discovered from the solar spectrum obtained from this instrument. Although now in its 140th year the images of Jupiter and Saturn through this telescope were stunning. Ganymede was easily discernable as a small disk, and we could make out the Encke division on Saturn. I took the opportunity of using my webcam and captured the following images: More Comet viewingDespite the bright moon and very hazy skies, 73P/SW-3 continues to perform! Component "B" was very bright tonight as it passes close to Vega. Raw images viewed on the monitor gave an appearance of a giant "manta ray" sweeping across the sky. It has now developed bright "wings" on either side of the comet which are visible in stacked images.
I will probably be unable to view the comet again as my eastern horizon is blocked by hills and trees. This image shows the major structural changes in the comet's coma over the past few days:
Had a great evening last Thursday using the Lockyer telesope at NLO. This grand old instrument dates from 1865, when the 6.25" lens was loaned to Lockyer by Thomas Cooke. Helium was discovered from the solar spectrum obtained from this instrument. Although now in its 140th year the images of Jupiter and Saturn through this telescope were stunning. Ganymede was easily discernable as a small disk, and we could make out the Encke division on Saturn. I took the opportunity of using my webcam and captured the following images:
Despite the bright moon and very hazy skies, 73P/SW-3 continues to perform! Component "B" was very bright tonight as it passes close to Vega. Raw images viewed on the monitor gave an appearance of a giant "manta ray" sweeping across the sky. It has now developed bright "wings" on either side of the comet which are visible in stacked images.
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