Re: [Utah-astronomy] Observing Report Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) 2009-1-31 12:45UT (1-31 05:45 MST)
1 Feb
2009
1 Feb
'09
4:56 p.m.
Thanks, Chuck. I forgot to mention that alf Lib (Zuben Elgenubi) is a nice superwide (231") color contrast double. Valley smog robs alf Lib of its colors. From Little Mtn., the primary is an off-white, the secondary a silver steel color. Good bino object. Additionally, from images on Cloudy Nights, it appears that there is a tail. However, the unique Sun-Eart-target geometry of the comet is such that the tail extends directly out the apparent back of the comet from Earth-based view. Internet posted sketches look like an "-o-", but I have not seen this personally at a low 17x magnification. - Kurt
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