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<div>I saw the David Swan alert and had a go. This is my first try at a faint object like this. I think the stacking process over approx 45 minute period has smudged the comet, but it was too faint to use the comet option in DSS.</div>
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attached,<span> </span></span></span>is a Plate Solve screen shot using an Altair ED70 refractor to confirm I was in the right ball park.</div>
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<span>L: Skellingthorpe LN65TR<br>
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<div>Site (53.2364° N, 0.6206° W),53d 14m 10s N, 00d 37m 10s W <br>
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<div>Elevation for this location is 13 meters (OS Map). <br>
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<div>Magnetic variation 2d West (2017)<br>
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<div>Street lights and the local public house flood lights illuminated the site to South before midnight.<br>
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<div>O: Dave McCracken<br>
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<div>T: Celestron C8 SCT,FL 2000mm<br>
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<div>M: NEQ6 GEM<br>
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<div>G: 50mm Finder + QHY5L-M, PHD v1.14.2, error +/- 0.5 pixels (+/- 2") <br>
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<div>C: Canon 450D (modified), APT v3.63<br>
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<div>E: 36x30s 1600 raw, UTC00-54-49 to UTC01-41-53<br>
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<div>I: 0.96"/ pixel, 36' x 24'<br>
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<div>P1: Deep Sky Stack Light + Flats + Bias + Darks, Kappa Sigma 2/5<br>
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<div>p2: n/a<br>
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<span>P3: n/a</span><br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Comets-disc <comets-disc-bounces@lists.britastro.org> on behalf of Nick James <ndj@nickdjames.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 27 October 2019 22:49<br>
<b>To:</b> BAA Comets discussion list <comets-disc@lists.britastro.org>; David Swan <djswanastro@outlook.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [BAA Comets] C/2017 T2 visual/imaging opp</font>
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<div class="PlainText">David,<br>
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Thanks for the reminder. I noticed that it was getting close a few days <br>
ago. It just fits in my field of view. A nice clear, moonless night here <br>
in Chelmsford.<br>
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Nick.<br>
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On 27/10/2019 18:37, David Swan wrote:<br>
> Hello,<br>
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> C/2017 T2 will pass less than half a degree from the open cluster M36 this evening. It may be a good photo opportunity.<br>
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> Of note, T2 will likely pass the Double Cluster (!) in late Jan - although a little further away.<br>
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> It remains to be seen how bright this comet gets: I though Pete Lawrence mentioning it on The Sky at Night was brave.<br>
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> David<br>
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