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BAA electronic bulletin
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Sadly the comet appears not to have survived its ordeal after all. It steadily faded and became more diffuse after its initial reappearance. I've posted a movie showing its passage through the C3 field on the Section web page. Something might be visible as the remnant moves into darker skies, but this is likely to require deep imaging.
To compensate, 2013 R1 (Lovejoy) is quite a nice object, with the tail becoming more prominent. This is visible soon after dark, in Bootes. Binoculars will help to find it, but if you have clear dark skies you may see it with the naked eye. A better view will be had in the early morning when the comet is higher in the sky.
See http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds for updates on cometary activity, and links to other useful information such as the Computing Section finder charts.
Jonathan Shanklin
Director, Comet Section
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BAA-ebulletin mailing list visit:
http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/baa-ebulletin
(c) 2013 British Astronomical Association http://www.britastro.org/
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BAA electronic bulletin
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Sadly the comet appears not to have survived its ordeal after all. It steadily faded and became more diffuse after its initial reappearance. I've posted a movie showing its passage through the C3 field on the Section web page. Something might be visible as the remnant moves into darker skies, but this is likely to require deep imaging.
To compensate, 2013 R1 (Lovejoy) is quite a nice object, with the tail becoming more prominent. This is visible soon after dark, in Bootes. Binoculars will help to find it, but if you have clear dark skies you may see it with the naked eye. A better view will be had in the early morning when the comet is higher in the sky.
See http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds for updates on cometary activity, and links to other useful information such as the Computing Section finder charts.
Jonathan Shanklin
Director, Comet Section
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BAA-ebulletin mailing list visit:
http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/baa-ebulletin
(c) 2013 British Astronomical Association http://www.britastro.org/
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Colin James Watling
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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