[BAA Comets] Some questions on working towards ICQ report

[Roger Dymock]

Hi Tony,

Have discussed the matter of ICQ codes with Jon Shanklin and he suggests you use ANGaa. 

Regards

Roger Dymock
Email: roger.dymock at ntlworld.com
Tel: 023 92647986
Skype: rogerdymock67 or
Skype: rjvdymock
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Project Alcock http://www.britastro.org/projectalcock/


-----Original Message-----
From: comets-disc-bounces at britastro.org [mailto:comets-disc-bounces at britastro.org] On Behalf Of Tony
Angel
Sent: 28 July 2014 11:04
To: Comets-disc at britastro.org
Subject: [BAA Comets] Some questions on working towards ICQ report

Hi,

I have just about worked through Roger's Tutorials - I have done everything upto but not including
COBS, but before I can produce an ICQ Report I have a few outstanding problems.

1. Tail length. What do you do when the tail goes off the edge of the image. Sometimes I cannot
image with the C14 F11 and the 4" F4 during the same run.
2. In FoCAs I cannot get the E-mail setup to work - anyone using hotmail with FoCAs? (not a show
stopper)
3. Coma diameter and Tail length. Do I base this on stacked or single image? Logic tells me to use
stacked because a short image may not collect enough information. For example this morning's C/2014
E2 stacked shows a coma of some 12 arc minutes, but a single image about 3.75 arc minutes.
4. COBS Registration
    a) ICQ code: is this the same at the MPC code or is it something else I need to apply for soon?
(Yes I know that I can put ANGxx in that field)
    b) What is observation method - is it "C" for me, or it something else because I am using an
SBIG CCD which is in the red?
    c)  Default reference star catalogue - do I put down the one I use for astrometry or the one I
use for photometry?

Once I get into COBS I might have a few more question LOL

Finally, what is meant by an observation from the Section point of view?    

Thank you in advance. : )

Tony
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