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Wednesday 30 October 2019

How the International Space Station is Helping Us Get to the Moon......

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/how-the-international-space-station-is-helping-us-get-to-the-moon

Good Clear Skies
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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 K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)

Tuesday 29 October 2019

Fwd: [CometObs] Digest Number 3634



1 Message

Digest #3634

Message

Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:01 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"jjgonzalez jjgonzalez" jjgsgp

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS):
2019 Oct. 25.97 UT: m1=9.4:, Dia.=6', DC=2, 20 cm SCT (133x).
[ Diffuse outer coma diameter 6', providing m=9.4:.
Brighter inner coma diameter 2.5', providing m=10.4.
Several stars inside the coma, the brightest being mag. 9.1 (TK).
Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.1.].

C/2018 N2 (ASASSN):
2019 Oct. 25.95 UT: m1=11.3, Dia.=1.3', DC=5, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.2.].

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
2019 Oct. 25.87 UT: m1=11.0:, Dia.=4', DC=1/, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Faint and diffuse outer coma diameter 4', remnant of previous
outbursts. Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Sidgwick method.
Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.1.].

68P/Klemola:
2019 Oct. 25.81 UT: m1=10.4, Dia.=2.5', DC=3, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Brighter inner coma diameter 2.5', providing m=10.4.
Faint and diffuse outer coma diameter 7', providing m=9.5.
Several stars inside the coma, the brightest being mag. 11.6 (TK).
Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 20.7.].

260P/McNaught:
2019 Oct. 25.84 UT: m1=10.7, Dia.=2', DC=4, 20 cm SCT (133x).
[ Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 20.9.].

( Alto del Castro, Leon, Spain, 42º 55' N, 5º 48' W, alt. 1720 m;
SQM 21.3 at zenith ).

J. J. Gonzalez Suarez
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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)

Sunday 27 October 2019

Clocks.....

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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)

Monday 7 October 2019

Fwd: [CometObs] Digest Number 3630


1 Message

Digest #3630

Message

Sat Oct 5, 2019 12:36 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"jjgonzalez jjgonzalez" jjgsgp

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS):
2019 Oct. 5.00 UT: m1=9.6, Dia.=7', DC=1/, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Diffuse outer coma diameter 7', providing m=9.6.
Brighter inner coma diameter 2', providing m=10.9.
Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.0.].

C/2018 W2 (Africano):
2019 Oct. 4.93 UT: m1=9.2, Dia.=6', DC=3/, 20 cm SCT (77x).
[ Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.2.].

260P/McNaught:
2019 Oct. 4.97 UT: m1=11.0, Dia.=2.5', DC=4/, 20 cm SCT (77x).
[ Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.2.].

( Alto del Castro, Leon, Spain, 42º 55' N, 5º 48' W, alt. 1720 m;
SQM 21.4 at zenith ).

J. J. Gonzalez Suarez
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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)

Tuesday 1 October 2019

Fwd: [CometObs] Digest Number 3626


2 Messages

Digest #3626

Messages

Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:37 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"jjgonzalez jjgonzalez" jjgsgp

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS):
2019 Sep. 29.06 UT: m1=9.5, Dia.=6', DC=2, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Diffuse outer coma diameter 6', providing m=9.5.
Brighter inner coma diameter 2', providing m=11.1.
Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.1.].

C/2018 N2 (ASASSN):
2019 Sep. 29.02 UT: m1=10.8, Dia.=3', DC=4, 20 cm SCT (77x).
[ Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.4.].

C/2018 W2 (Africano):
2019 Sep. 28.96 UT: m1=8.1, Dia.=6', DC=5, 10x50B.
[ In 25x100B: m1=8.3, Dia.=7', DC=5, Tail 0.3 deg. in PA 20 deg.
In 20 cm SCT (77x): m1=8.6, Dia.=6', DC=3/, Tail 0.2 deg.
Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.4.].

68P/Klemola:
2019 Sep. 28.84 UT: m1=10.6, Dia.=3', DC=3, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Brighter inner coma diameter 3', providing m=10.6.
Faint and diffuse outer coma diameter 7', providing m=9.5.
Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.0.].

260P/McNaught:
2019 Sep. 29.04 UT: m1=11.2, Dia.=2', DC=4, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM: 21.3.].

( Alto del Castro, Leon, Spain, 42º 55' N, 5º 48' W, alt. 1720 m;
SQM 21.4 at zenith ).

J. J. Gonzalez Suarez

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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)