HANTO
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Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
#2960302 - 03/03/09 05:53 AM
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Hi,
would like to show you a sketch on occasion, true to the motto "An unrecorded observation is no observation". Despite unstable weather conditions, I went out late at night. The reward was a approx. 3/4 hour lasting cloud gap with nearly fair skies and enough time for the sketch below. The favourable observing window is over now for central europe (moon interference and bad weather following), this observation beeing one out of only 4 more intense occasions to glimpse comet Lulin.
Hope you like it.
Best regards Torsten
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markseibold
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Reged: 01/19/08
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
[Re: HANTO]
#2960377 - 03/03/09 07:42 AM
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Hanto
Very nice sketch of Comet Lulin. I agree wholeheartedly with your motto!
I look forward to others posts like yours of deep sky objects now as I am no longer at my past dark sky home of over 20 years. In the inner city of Portland Oregon, I can only detect the central nucleus of Lulin.
Thanks for sharing this,
Mark
10.1" f/4.5 Coulter Odyssey (1987)
Nexstar 5i
7 X 50 Orion BAK-4 Binoculars
40mm Coronado H-alpha Solar Telescope
www.myspace.com/marksolarprophet
www.markseibold.com (under new construction)
My CN Sketch Gallery
*PS: My family name is from the city of Seiboltsdorf (sp?) in Bavaria. I have never been to Germany as yet.
Edited by markseibold (03/03/09 07:46 AM)
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JayinUT
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2960441 - 03/03/09 08:35 AM
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Hanto,
I really like your sketch and observation of Lulin. Excellent details in the comet.
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frank5817
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2960705 - 03/03/09 11:08 AM
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Torsten,
Very nice capture of comet Lulin and just in time. 
Frank
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Odin
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2961424 - 03/03/09 05:05 PM
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Nice Detail... rendition excellent thanks
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Tommy5
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2961719 - 03/03/09 07:31 PM
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Very nice comet sketch sketch, thanks for sharing.
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CarlosEH
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2962416 - 03/04/09 01:34 AM
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Hanto,
An excellent observation of Comet Lulin. You have captured the nucleus, coma, and ion tail very nicely. Thank you for sharing it with us all.
Carlos
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rolandlinda3
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2962932 - 03/04/09 10:43 AM
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I like it. Very good sketch. Roland
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rodelaet
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
[Re: HANTO]
#2963542 - 03/04/09 03:28 PM
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Torsten,
Thank you for posting. I enjoy your sketch.
Do you observe with a refractor or with a giant pair of binoculars?
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HANTO
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2971082 - 03/08/09 06:57 AM
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Many thanks to all of you for your kind answers!
Best regards Torsten
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HANTO
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2971088 - 03/08/09 07:05 AM
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Thank you, Carlos!
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... You have captured the nucleus, coma, and ion tail very nicely. ...
Well, I thought the ion tail beeing too faint for visual detection. It´s the dust tail, is´nt it?
Best regards Torsten
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HANTO
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2971093 - 03/08/09 07:17 AM
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Rony, thank you too!
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... Do you observe with a refractor or with a giant pair of binoculars? ...
It´s a 6-in refractor, which I was using with a Baader giant binocular viewer.
Best regards Torsten
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StarStuff1
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
[Re: HANTO]
#2972761 - 03/08/09 10:53 PM
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Dust tail. Excellent sketch!
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RLTYS
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
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#2975276 - 03/10/09 07:07 AM
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Hanto
An impressive sketch. 
Truer words have never been spoken. Rich (RLTYS)
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HANTO
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
[Re: RLTYS]
#2975809 - 03/10/09 01:50 PM
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Terry, Richard,
thank you too for your kind answers!
Best regards Torsten
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Dr Morbius
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Re: Lulin Feb. 26 with 6-in Refr.
[Re: HANTO]
#2982644 - 03/13/09 11:55 PM
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Torsten, a really nice job there - you must have very good seeing where you are, I only saw about half of what you show of the tail. Keep up the great work !!!
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