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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi all,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I did a preliminary analysis of last night's image of C/2018 T2. The derived m1 magnitude was fainter than what I expected when I watched the images being taken - I should have learned by now! Any way,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">August 6.48 UT: m1= 14.0, Dia = 0.55', Tail 1.4' in PA 229 40.6 cm f/6.8 SCT + 8300M CCD (unfiltered,peaks in visual)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Tonight managed to image 68P and C/2017 K2 before the outer band of Southwest US monsoon moisture (high clouds) moved in from the west. I am hoping it will move out so I can do morning observations. This is probably the last chance for morning observations until the weekend as low clouds and fog is supposed to return,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Charles Morris</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dreamweaver Observatory, Fillmore, CA</div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 08:35:01 PM PDT, David Swan <djswanastro@outlook.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Captured a few frames of C/2017 T2 this morning. Drifting cloud so not ideal. Great to see the Pleiades and Hyades though with the naked eye again!<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://britastro.org/node/18951" target="_blank">https://britastro.org/node/18951</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Nuclear mag ~ 14<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Background sky not great for estimating total mag<br clear="none"><br clear="none">David Swan<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">________________________________________<br clear="none">From: Comets-disc <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:comets-disc-bounces@lists.britastro.org" href="mailto:comets-disc-bounces@lists.britastro.org">comets-disc-bounces@lists.britastro.org</a>> on behalf of Charles S Morris <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:cometguy3783@yahoo.com" href="mailto:cometguy3783@yahoo.com">cometguy3783@yahoo.com</a>><br clear="none">Sent: 06 August 2019 05:12<br clear="none">To: BAA Comets discussion list<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [BAA Comets] C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Hi all,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">My first post to this group.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I just imaged 17 T2 with my 41cm f/6.8 SCT + unfiltered CCD - the CCD peaks in the visual.. If you had seen my skies at 3:30 you wouldn't have thought it possible to get anything, but the skies got better and I got 29P and 17 T2. The reason for the note is that the comet is brighter than 14.0. From the images (and I will analyze it later today), I would say that it was between 12.0 and 13.0 based on the magnitudes of surrounding stars. Of course, the analysis will tell the tale.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Also, got 65P, 16 R2, and 17 K2 in the evening when the sky was in better shape.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">For those of you that don't know Southern California, we sometimes get monsoon moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. That is what I was fighting tonight. My good friend Alan Hale loses much of the summer because he gets the monsoon moisture much more than I do. On the other hand, I get low clouds and fog from the Pacific Ocean which is 25 miles to the west. I am at about 500' elevation. [Yes, we also have mountains<br clear="none"><br clear="none">It is after 5am here and I need some sleep. Hopefully, I will post an image later today.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Best regards,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Charles<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Charles Morris<br clear="none">Dreamweaver Observatory, Fillmore, CA<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Monday, August 5, 2019, 12:48:00 PM PDT, Nick James <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ndj@nickdjames.com" href="mailto:ndj@nickdjames.com">ndj@nickdjames.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Very nice image. This is certainly not a 9th mag comet.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Nick.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 05/08/2019 20:43, David Swan wrote:<br clear="none">> Link to Alan's pic [marginally better than Nick's - sorry ;) ]<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="https://twitter.com/AlanHale20" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AlanHale20</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Comets-disc mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org" href="mailto:Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org">Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</a><mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org" href="mailto:Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org">Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</a>><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc" target="_blank">http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc</a><div class="yqt8734351648" id="yqtfd63451"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Comets-disc mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org" href="mailto:Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org">Comets-disc@lists.britastro.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc" target="_blank">http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/comets-disc</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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