[BAA Comets] C/2012 X1 Linear and GC NGC 6760

[denis buczynski]

Hi Andrew,
Good to hear you were out observing comets in the pre dawn hours.There was no sketch attached to your message. I want to see it!
Denis




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> From: Andrew Robertson <alphacentauri at tesco.net>
>To: BAA Comets discussion list <comets-disc at britastro.org> 
>Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:40 PM
>Subject: [BAA Comets] C/2012 X1 Linear and GC NGC 6760
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>Morning all,
>
>Had a wonderful visual view of C/2012 X1 and Globular cluster NGC 6760 in
>the same FOV this morning through my 12" Mewlon, sketch attached. Relatively
>low down and skies quite murky in that area. My sky 6 program showed them
>only 15' apart. Visually the core of the comet and the GC didn't look that
>dissimilar. Both had a brighter core and a slightly more tenuous halo. Comet
>slightly larger and brighter. GC possibly a touch grannular but low down and
>seeing not good. GC listed as mag 9.1.
>
>Comet had a tenuous tail which seemed to extend past and engulf the GC, also
>appeared to be a bit of 'striation' effect in the tail but I was on the
>limit observing that effect so could just have been the milky skies.
>
>Also moved on to a visual view of 2013 R1 Lovejoy but no sketch just
>enjoyed.
>
>Andrew Robertson
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