Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN)
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8 months 3 weeks ago #108819
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As Neill told us in the May notes, this comet should become visible from mid-May low in the north-east before dawn. It 'should' be naked eye and 'could' be mag 2 or 3. What's disappointing is that if 2019 Y4 ATLAS had not fizzled, we could have had two naked eye comets 5 degrees apart on May 22nd! Would have been one for the record books... Let's hope SWAN provides a show.
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8 months 3 weeks ago #108822
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8 months 3 weeks ago #108824
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If a telescope can fit into your backyard it's too small. If you can't move it, it's too big." -- John Dobson
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Oh i do hope this is a good one! It would be great to see this along with an NLC display at the same time.
it been too long for a good coney to come along......
Keith..
it been too long for a good coney to come along......
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8 months 3 weeks ago #108828
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Linda: "All in all, this is one day Mittens the kitten won't soon forget."
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Comet Swan lies close to Algol (Beta Persei) on the nights of the 19th/20th and 20th/21st.
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8 months 1 week ago - 8 months 1 week ago #108861
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www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2...tter_impression=true
Article which details how bright/visible Swan may be. According to Sky Safari, it climbs above the horizon from next week from my location. Goes without saying, don't listen/read to any mainstream media stuff about a great Comet etc.
Article which details how bright/visible Swan may be. According to Sky Safari, it climbs above the horizon from next week from my location. Goes without saying, don't listen/read to any mainstream media stuff about a great Comet etc.
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8 months 1 week ago #108863
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Hi Neill,
Many thanks for the update on SWAN... That's much appreciated.
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Darren.
Many thanks for the update on SWAN... That's much appreciated.
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8 months 1 week ago #108881
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Made an attempt at 4am this morning but, although I have a reasonable NE horizon, the background sky was too bright and the comet's elevation too low. Mag 3.4 Mothallah in Triangulum was visible, 3 degrees from the comet, but SWAN didn't show. Next week will be more favourable, clear skies permitting.
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8 months 1 week ago #108886
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Hi Finbarr,
Many thanks for the update. Would 3.4 mag be considered bright for a comet?
Clear skies to you,
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Many thanks for the update. Would 3.4 mag be considered bright for a comet?
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8 months 1 week ago #108890
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It is quite rare Darren, the last time we saw a comet that bright from these latitudes was one of the PanStarrs gang back in March 2013, although I estimated Wirtanen at lower-fourth magnitude in Dec 2018. I've seen a couple of widefield images on the British forums and they show a diffuse fuzz just above naked-eye visibility. Certainly nothing to write home about at this point, although still brighter than the vast majority of comets. Even if it does get to mag 3, that light is spread out over a wider distance than an equivalent star, and still won't be enough to get the public talking. For that you need a mag 1 or 2 comet with a visible tail, which you only get once per decade or so on average.
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8 months 1 week ago #108898
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Hi Finbarr,
Very many thanks for your message. Interesting to think that it's seven years since a comet that bright was seen from these parts. It would be great to see SWAN brighten a bit more.
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Very many thanks for your message. Interesting to think that it's seven years since a comet that bright was seen from these parts. It would be great to see SWAN brighten a bit more.
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8 months 5 days ago #108911
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Well you need a dark background to see it on this image, but it's there alright, circled... SWAN has faded down to mag 7 and its best days appear already over. This was taken at 2.55am summer time with the sky beginning to lighten. Algol was a useful signpost just over a degree to the west. Next week the comet reaches perihelion and appears in evening skies but will be battling moonlight. So all in all, something of a fizzle -
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8 months 4 days ago #108914
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Hi Finbarr,
What a nice image you have shared with us. I can clearly see the comet on my PC. So, many thanks for staying up late to take the photo.
Clear skies,
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What a nice image you have shared with us. I can clearly see the comet on my PC. So, many thanks for staying up late to take the photo.
Clear skies,
Darren.
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