[Lars Lindhard]

Hi Andy

Thank you.  I will start out with BASS and read the BAA-Guide to the program.

Then when the clouds eventually disappear I might take at photo to work with  🙂

[Lars Lindhard]

Hi Jeremy

Interesting webinar.  Do you know if it will come on YouTube?

I would like to see it again.

[Lars Lindhard]

Don’t worry. Both languages will be in google translate in a few months time:-)

[Lars Lindhard]

The nova is brightening, my estimate is mag 8.8 tonight 

[Lars Lindhard]

 A lot of useful informations as always.

I wonder what they would have thought of the exoplanets tabel back in 1922…

[Lars Lindhard]

Fine image.

My suburban skies would never allow me to see mag 16 or 17, I’m afraid.

[Lars Lindhard]

Thank you.  I found a picture of it on the web. It is out of reach from here.

[Lars Lindhard]

Has anybody seen this nova or taken a picture?

It must be very faint?

[Lars Lindhard]

I saw the nova last night and estimated the mag. to 12.7. 

[Lars Lindhard]

Here are two pictures from Monday morning. Canon EOS 77D 1 sec. with 50 mm lens, 4 sec. with 300 mm.

[Lars Lindhard]

This was funny.

Astrometric.net was a fine tool, and I have passed some time today checking (=finding)  the positions on Atlas Stellarum.

I look forward to the final results form the pro guys.

A merry christmas to all.

[Lars Lindhard]

Astrometry.net has no problems with star trails, so it was an easy task.

[Lars Lindhard]

Here are some of the positions

Print 1

 Center of picture is   RA 07h 24m 23s     Dec  +63˚ 55’ 43”   East is up.

 Print 2

 Center of picture is  RA  02h 12m 24s  Dec  +66˚ 18’ 07”  North is up

  Print 5

 Center of picture is  RA  02h 14m 06s  Dec  +67˚ 33’ 51”  North is up.

  Print 6

 Center of picture is  RA 22h 49m 25s  Dec  +41˚ 53’ 58”  East is up.

 Bright star just to te right of comet is 2 And.  

 Print 7

 Center of picture is  RA 22h 35m 16s  Dec +39˚ 41’ 38”  East is up. The image is inverted.

Same field as print 6

Print 8

 Center of picture is  RA  08h 19m 23s  Dec +61˚ 42’ 24s  WSW is up.  Field is 45’ x 58’

 Bright star above comet is HD 68988

  Print 9

 Center of image is  RA 20h 26m 30s  Dec  +59˚ 30’ 47”  East is up.

  Print 11

 Center of image is  RA 20h 46m 31s  Dec  +57˚  27’ 25”  East is up.  Same field as print 9

 

 

 

[Lars Lindhard]

A little Christmas Quiz?  🙂

I do not know the dates or names of the comets, but If it can be of any help I can give the RA and DEC positions of the pictures.

[Lars Lindhard]

Nick James writes in the December 2019 Journal that Borisov is the first confirmed interstellar comet.

I think I have read somewhere that the 1956 comet Arend-Roland came from (and went back to) interstellar space? Maybe that was just a guess?

[Lars Lindhard]

You can find the handbook here  https://britastro.org/handbook

[Lars Lindhard]

No need to worry.

It will be cloudy anyway…

[Lars Lindhard]

Hi Paul

Good that you write these things.

We all make mistakes, often silly ones like your dome experience. My logbook has plenty of observations with errors like yours – it is easy to look away at the right – or rather wrong – moment.
I think we all learn from postings like yours, and this helps us to remember the basic things, check the equipment during the day, start up in good time, make things running and keep an eye on them etc.

Better luck next time.

[Lars Lindhard]

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It seems a small telecope will do it

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/635377-sirius-b-observed/#entry9055629

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