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

[Andrew Robertson]

Hi Denis,

I did send it direct to your e-mail address, did you get it? I ask as my
e-mail address has been rejected by a couple of servers recently.

Regards,
Andrew 

-----Original Message-----
From: comets-disc-bounces at britastro.org
[mailto:comets-disc-bounces at britastro.org] On Behalf Of denis buczynski
Sent: 26 February 2014 13:57
To: BAA Comets discussion list
Subject: Re: [BAA Comets] C/2012 X1 Linear and GC NGC 6760

Hi Again Andrew,
I think that the discussion group will not allow attachments other than PDF
documents. Try that instead.
Denis





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> From: Andrew Robertson <alphacentauri at tesco.net>
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>Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:40 PM
>Subject: [BAA Comets] C/2012 X1 Linear and GC NGC 6760
> 
>
>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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