· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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 Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Roel sage Reged: 04/22/07 Loc: Deventer, The Netherlands 168P/Hergenrother - sketch and animated GIF       #5460165 - 10/08/12 07:13 AM Attachment (33 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yesterday I observed the suddenly brightened comet 168P/Hergenrother. It now travels through the big Pegasus square and its magnitude is about m10.0 - easily visible in most backyard telescopes. I found the comet very quickly and at 50x my 280mm Dobson showed a littje fuzzy ball with a very faint tail. Higher magnification (150x) showed a bright, almost pinpoint nucleus and a wide tail stretching to the southeast. The best comet in years for me! The movement of the comet was so quick I could sketch it twice in the same starfield within one hour. At home I scanned the image and made an animated GIF to show the comet's movement. To view the animation click: http://www.roelblog.nl/2012/10/komeet-in-uitbarsting-168phergenrother/ Edited by Roel (10/08/12 07:27 AM) Post Extras:       deister super member Reged: 02/21/07 Loc: Germany Re: 168P/Hergenrother - sketch and animated GIF [Re: Roel]       #5460217 - 10/08/12 08:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello Roel, nice sketch and animation. Edited by deister (10/09/12 07:52 AM) Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: 168P/Hergenrother - sketch and animated GIF [Re: deister]       #5460407 - 10/08/12 10:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Roel, Very fine sketch and great animation. Frank Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: 168P/Hergenrother - sketch and animated GIF [Re: Roel]       #5460496 - 10/08/12 12:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Roel, Very good sketches of Comet Hergebrother CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       Andrev Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/08/11 Loc: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Re: 168P/Hergenrother - sketch and animated GIF [Re: niteskystargazer]       #5461013 - 10/08/12 05:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful sketch Roel. Your animation is very interesting. Andre. Post Extras:       JeanB scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/11/11 Loc: Montreal, Canada Re: 168P/Hergenrother - sketch and animated GIF [Re: Andrev]       #5461218 - 10/08/12 08:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! I am impressed Roel! I must have been quite exciting! Jean Post Extras:       Uwe Pilz scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/16/08 Loc: Leipzig, Germany Re: 168P/Hergenrother - sketch and animated GIF [Re: JeanB]       #5461492 - 10/09/12 12:49 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is an interesting sketch! I am waiting for a clear night to observe it again. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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