Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Phillip Creed Idiot Seeking Village Reged: 07/25/06 Posts: 1040 Loc: NE Ohio Re: Looking for Comet Barnard 177P - Dim... [Re: Rich V.]       #1105283 - 08/20/06 11:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I just saw Comet 177P Barnard with the 25x100s. The night here was VERY transparent, with a NLM of around 5.3 to 5.4. Not bad for Canton, OH (pop. 80,000). The comet was large and just a little too diffuse for me to really get a good magnitude estimate on it. The comet's surface brightness is disappointingly low. I did nab NGC 7006 and just barely saw the nebulosity of the eastern arc of the Veil Nebula in the Obies. Clear Skies, Phil -------------------- "Why suffer from insanity when you can revel in it?" Wilderness Center Astronomy Club member since 1995 ICQ Comet Observer Code: CRE01 ***** 16" f/4.5 Truss Dobsonian (FOR SALE!!) Orion 120mm ST Refractor 23mm Axiom LX 13mm Nagler Type 6 9mm Nagler Type 6 1.75X Siebert Barlow ***** Post Extras:       Rich V. Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/02/05 Posts: 1040 Loc: Carson Valley, Nevada USA Re: Looking for Comet Barnard 177P - Dim... [Re: Phillip Creed]       #1105776 - 08/21/06 11:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Went out again last night (8/20) to compare with Sat. night; the sky seemed brighter and less transparent than Saturday. Definitely not as good viewing conditions. NGC 6229 faded in and out of view; it required averted vision to hold steady. 177P was just barely visible less than 1° N from it's position on Sat. It was close to the mag 6.5 star HR 6306. VERY faint in the 16x70s; there are times I wish I had 100mm bins! Rich V -------------------- Binoculars: 33-150x100 Saturn III, 16x70FMT-SX, 10x50 PCF-V, 10x43 DCF-SP, 10x35 E2, 7x35 E, 8x30 E2, 7x26 Custom, 8x23AS Diplomat, 8x23 Travelite Scopes: C9.25, 6" f8 reflector, SV80S Post Extras:       btschumy Think Astronomy Reged: 04/13/04 Posts: 1113 Loc: Austin, TX, USA Re: Looking for Comet Barnard 177P - Dim... [Re: Rich V.]       #1106253 - 08/21/06 03:44 PM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   With all this talk of 6229 (small and somewhat dim) I decided to see where this puppy is. It's way out there at 99,100 light-years away: -------------------- Bill Tschumy Where is M13? Freeware -- Add a new dimension to your observing. Post Extras:       EdZ Professor EdZ Reged: 02/15/02 Posts: 12789 Loc: Cumberland, R I , USA42N71.4W Re: Looking for Comet Barnard 177P - Dim... [Re: btschumy]       #1106277 - 08/21/06 03:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Those "M13" screen shots are pretty neat Bill. edz -------------------- Teach a kid something today. The feeling you'll get is one of life's greatest rewards. member#21 Post Extras:       Rich V. Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/02/05 Posts: 1040 Loc: Carson Valley, Nevada USA Re: Looking for Comet Barnard 177P - Dim... [Re: btschumy]       #1106337 - 08/21/06 04:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, Bill, I had no idea 6229 was a galactic diameter away! No wonder it resists being resolved. My kids liked the Hercules GC tour-- M13 (papa), M92 (mama) and NGC6229 (baby). For no other reason particularly, I've had a liking for 6229! Thanks for the heads-up! Rich V -------------------- Binoculars: 33-150x100 Saturn III, 16x70FMT-SX, 10x50 PCF-V, 10x43 DCF-SP, 10x35 E2, 7x35 E, 8x30 E2, 7x26 Custom, 8x23AS Diplomat, 8x23 Travelite Scopes: C9.25, 6" f8 reflector, SV80S Post Extras:       Phillip Creed Idiot Seeking Village Reged: 07/25/06 Posts: 1040 Loc: NE Ohio Re: Looking for Comet Barnard 177P - Dim... [Re: Rich V.]       #1110128 - 08/23/06 02:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I snuck a peak at Comet Barnard on Monday night from SE Ohio with the 25x100s. I saw the marvel of a...featureless oval. There was only a little condensation; just enough to prevent its appearance from being uniform. I'd estimate it to be around 9th magnitude, but I couldn't make a firm estimate. I had the skies to do it under (ZNLM ~ 7), but 25x100 is overkill. Magnitude estimations are best made with the least powerful instrument necessary to see the object. From this sky, a pair of 40mm+ glasses would have done it. Coma diameter was about 10'. Clear Skies, Phil -------------------- "Why suffer from insanity when you can revel in it?" Wilderness Center Astronomy Club member since 1995 ICQ Comet Observer Code: CRE01 ***** 16" f/4.5 Truss Dobsonian (FOR SALE!!) Orion 120mm ST Refractor 23mm Axiom LX 13mm Nagler Type 6 9mm Nagler Type 6 1.75X Siebert Barlow ***** Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 10 registered and 17 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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