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3 May 2021 at 8:33 pm
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Robin Leadbeater
Participant
Hi Derek,
What date was this ? Objective grating setups showed a nice little sodium coma and tail.
My early example on 7th July
https://britastro.org/comment/8806#comment-8806
and a better one a few days later by Mike Harlow
https://britastro.org/comment/8832#comment-8832
but the sodium dropped in intensity after that and was lost in low resolution spectra around 22nd July
Cheers
Robin