Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as photographed from the Driveway Observatory last night. A small galaxy in the bottom right-hand corner is visible. I think it's NGC 2146. This galaxy is about 90 million light years distant (~28 million parsecs), while the comet is at a distance of 142.9 million kilometers or 7.94 light minutes. This photo was taken last night at about 22:30 from St. George.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/>
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Very nice, Dave. Could you see any tail, visually? On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Dave Gary <davegary@me.com> wrote:
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as photographed from the Driveway Observatory last night. A small galaxy in the bottom right-hand corner is visible. I think it's NGC 2146. This galaxy is about 90 million light years distant (~28 million parsecs), while the comet is at a distance of 142.9 million kilometers or 7.94 light minutes. This photo was taken last night at about 22:30 from St. George.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/ < https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/>
I concur, surprised you were able to get anything, thought southern Utah got hit hard with the latest series of storms. Maybe St. George had a sucker hole centered over your house. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 10:17:13 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] C/2013 US10 Catalina Very nice, Dave. Could you see any tail, visually? On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Dave Gary <davegary@me.com> wrote:
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as photographed from the Driveway Observatory last night. A small galaxy in the bottom right-hand corner is visible. I think it's NGC 2146. This galaxy is about 90 million light years distant (~28 million parsecs), while the comet is at a distance of 142.9 million kilometers or 7.94 light minutes. This photo was taken last night at about 22:30 from St. George.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/ < https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/>
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It was completely clear and calm last night. Quite cold for me. I kept running into the house to get warm. However, I’ve become a big baby as regards the cold since I’ve been living here in St. George. I think it should be clear for the next couple of days at least. I hope to get some more images. Dave
On Feb 4, 2016, at 10:36, Joan Carman <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
I concur, surprised you were able to get anything, thought southern Utah got hit hard with the latest series of storms. Maybe St. George had a sucker hole centered over your house. :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 10:17:13 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] C/2013 US10 Catalina
Very nice, Dave. Could you see any tail, visually?
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Dave Gary <davegary@me.com> wrote:
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as photographed from the Driveway Observatory last night. A small galaxy in the bottom right-hand corner is visible. I think it's NGC 2146. This galaxy is about 90 million light years distant (~28 million parsecs), while the comet is at a distance of 142.9 million kilometers or 7.94 light minutes. This photo was taken last night at about 22:30 from St. George.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/ < https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/>
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I couldn’t. It was quite faint in the 81mm scope. I looked at it a couple of days ago in the 6-inch scope and could not see a tail at that time, either. It was still easy to see, however. Dave
On Feb 4, 2016, at 10:17, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Very nice, Dave. Could you see any tail, visually?
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Dave Gary <davegary@me.com> wrote:
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as photographed from the Driveway Observatory last night. A small galaxy in the bottom right-hand corner is visible. I think it's NGC 2146. This galaxy is about 90 million light years distant (~28 million parsecs), while the comet is at a distance of 142.9 million kilometers or 7.94 light minutes. This photo was taken last night at about 22:30 from St. George.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/ < https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/>
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Dave, That looks great. It's sure nice living down here. I just went to cedar and that have 18" of snow. I just got a skiff here in Toquerville. Mark Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 4, 2016, at 9:22 AM, Dave Gary <davegary@me.com> wrote
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as photographed from the Driveway Observatory last night. A small galaxy in the bottom right-hand corner is visible. I think it's NGC 2146. This galaxy is about 90 million light years distant (~28 million parsecs), while the comet is at a distance of 142.9 million kilometers or 7.94 light minutes. This photo was taken last night at about 22:30 from St. George.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/24697298852/>
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