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Here are two pictures from Monday morning. Canon EOS 77D 1 sec. with 50 mm lens, 4 sec. with 300 mm.
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.
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
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.
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?
You can find the handbook here https://britastro.org/handbook
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.
It seems a small telecope will do it
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/635377-sirius-b-observed/#entry9055629
The quality of the stream is very fine and prof. Zarnecki’s lecture was very interesting.
Here are some pictures. Some of the gentlemen did not get all details, I’m afraid…
Thank you, Peter.
The positions in this ephemeris are different from the positions in the ephemeris given i 1981. So I need the 1981 ephemeris to check my observations.
