[BAA Comets] Comet magnitudes

[denis buczynski]

Hi Jon,I have made some comet magnitude measurements using Nick's Comphot software and intend to do more. There seemed to be a issue with the magnitudes derived for bright diffuse comets such as 252P Linear which we observed in 2016. The magnitudes for the fainter more compact comets seemed more in line with those reported on COBS  by other observers, using a variety of measurement and reduction methods. This autumn/winter I intend to measure and report more photometry to you using Comphot. All night twilight at my latitude 58d N means I have to stop for around 3 months until dark sky returns here. I note that Jakub Cerny has also introduced a comet photometry software (Kopr)  which some observers are using. Perhaps Nick will give an update on the current situation with Comphot and if any changes and updates are planned or required. I suspect that what is needed more than anything is some sustained usage of Comphot by many observers to test the reliablity of the results produced using it.Denis Buczynski  

      From: "Shanklin, Jonathan D." <jdsh at bas.ac.uk>
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 Subject: [BAA Comets] Comet magnitudes
   
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