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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | (show all) Tonk Postmaster Reged: 08/19/04 Loc: Leeds, UK, 54N Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing       #5519074 - 11/14/12 05:13 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   If you want a comet to chase then its time to switch to C/2012 K5 (LINEAR) as Hergenrother fades away - from now and next month its brightening fast - peaking possibly near mag 8 on New Years day. For the last four weeks it has been tracking slowly over the shoulder of Bootes while turning to line up with Ursa Major. It will soon track through the Big Dipper/Plough tracing a path from the tip of the great bear's tail to the tip of it's nose. However it initially favours those in the far north best as its extremely low or even set for most of the night for those at lower latitudes during November and the early/mid period of December. Right now its in the process of switching from a predominantly evening object to a morning object. During the last few days of December and all of January its all-night visibility vastly improves as it rapidly races through Lynx, Auriga, Taurus and the Orion/Eridanus border before slowing to a crawl again and turning east under Orion. http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2012K5/2012K5.html Post Extras:       Astrodj sage Reged: 08/24/11 Loc: Missouri Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Tonk]       #5519488 - 11/14/12 12:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Tonk. I'll start looking for it. Any kind of structure or tail visible yet? Post Extras:       OldDeadOne Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/09/06 Loc: West Virginia Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Astrodj]       #5520351 - 11/14/12 11:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'll be looking for it toward the end of December/early January,thanks Tonk! Post Extras:       Scanning4Comets Markus Reged: 12/26/04 Loc: Deep Space! Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: OldDeadOne]       #5520577 - 11/15/12 05:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks also from me Tonk! Post Extras:       Fred76 super member Reged: 11/25/08 Loc: Normandy, France Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Scanning4Comets]       #5521691 - 11/15/12 06:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Tonk. I forwarded the alert on the french forum Webastro. Fred Edited by Fred76 (11/15/12 06:32 PM) Post Extras:       coldfielder member Reged: 08/07/09 Loc: Bruges Belgium Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Tonk]       #5522326 - 11/16/12 06:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Trying several mornings already to catch him for a first observation, but still bad weather. Anyway, my applet with comet positions on a simulated night sky is also extended with this comet C/2012 K5, also showing which deepsky objects shall stand close to it, there are some interesting ones. Hopefully an easy target this new comet! http://users.skynet.be/fc219947/comshowr/ComShowr.html Post Extras:       Centaur Vendor Reged: 07/12/04 Loc: Chicago Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Tonk]       #5523659 - 11/16/12 11:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've created a display of the orbits of the Earth and C/2012 K5 as viewed from far north of the ecliptic and an ephemeris. They can be seen at www.CurtRenz.com/comets Post Extras:       tboss70 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/25/05 Loc: Missouri Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Centaur]       #5526195 - 11/18/12 01:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the update Tonk. Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: tboss70]       #5533631 - 11/22/12 09:55 AM Attachment (90 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Got my first look at C/2012 K5 (LINEAR) this morning. It took a while for Bootes to rise above the mountain to my NE so I didn't have much time to look before the sky began to lighten. The zodiacal light was very prominent this morning too--glad the comet is not over in that part of the sky. I first picked it up at 75x--not real bright but definitely not hard to spot (especially with dark, transparent skies). The comet is pretty well condensed with a fan shaped tail. Hopefully this one will be fun to chase--thanks for the heads up Tony and thanks also to Curt for the charts. Here's the sketch: Post Extras:       Mike B. Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/24/05 Loc: Louisiana Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Special Ed]       #5533704 - 11/22/12 10:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice sketch! That looks really promising as a photographic target, too. My NE is dominated by LP, unfortunately. Post Extras:       SteelStar member Reged: 11/08/09 Loc: Oklahoma Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Special Ed]       #5533724 - 11/22/12 10:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent observation. I have been wanting to capture this comet but just can't seem to get myself out of bed early in the morning since its turning colder. Very nice sketch. Looks like it may be a pretty good comet to track. Well done. Post Extras:       canukLX90 sage Reged: 12/25/08 Loc: B.C. Canada Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Special Ed]       #5535602 - 11/23/12 02:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for posting your observation and sketch. Well done. Weather has been its usual with storm after storm rolling in off the Pacific so no opportunity to get up early and view this fuzz ball. Cheers PJ Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: canukLX90]       #5536679 - 11/24/12 06:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mike, SteelStar, PJ, thanks! Hope you all get a chance soon. I read a report on the Yahoo comet obs group that this comet's tail was at position angle 20°. I put it at PA 340°. One of us is confused--not sure who. Post Extras:       Centaur Vendor Reged: 07/12/04 Loc: Chicago Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Special Ed]       #5537085 - 11/24/12 11:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: I read a report on the Yahoo comet obs group that this comet's tail was at position angle 20°. I put it at PA 340°. One of us is confused--not sure who. 340° would have been about right. Position angle is measured counterclockwise from celestial north. Your Yahoo source may have mistakenly measured clockwise, or perhaps meant -20° which is equivalent to +340°. Post Extras:       Tonk Postmaster Reged: 08/19/04 Loc: Leeds, UK, 54N Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Centaur]       #5537484 - 11/24/12 04:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've been imaging this comet for the last month (in its now near gone evening slot) - nice fan tail and yes it is noticibly brighter now Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Centaur]       #5538762 - 11/25/12 01:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Quote: I read a report on the Yahoo comet obs group that this comet's tail was at position angle 20°. I put it at PA 340°. One of us is confused--not sure who. 340° would have been about right. Position angle is measured counterclockwise from celestial north. Your Yahoo source may have mistakenly measured clockwise, or perhaps meant -20° which is equivalent to +340°. Thanks for the confirmation, Curt. My source posted another more recent observation with the PA of the tail at 350°. He was using an SCT and might have forgotten he had a mirror-reversed view. More likely, I checked back and his observation was 10 days before mine and the PA might have shifted over that time. His more recent obs was the same date as mine and we are within 10° and both to the west. Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Tonk]       #5538777 - 11/25/12 01:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: I've been imaging this comet for the last month (in its now near gone evening slot) - nice fan tail and yes it is noticibly brighter now Tony, have you posted your images anywhere? Post Extras:       Tonk Postmaster Reged: 08/19/04 Loc: Leeds, UK, 54N Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Special Ed]       #5539801 - 11/26/12 04:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Tony, have you posted your images anywhere? Sorry no - I'm making an effort to get the data but I've too little time to go through the processing steps though. I'm currently under the whip from my PhD supervisors so I have to deliberately avoid distractions . I could slap up a rough "straight from camera" if you just want to have a look. Hopefully Mike B will do the honors with his efforts as I know he will turn his sights to this one soon Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Tonk]       #5541962 - 11/27/12 11:55 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sounds like you're keeping your nose to the grindstone. Good that you have some early data to compare to the comet's appearance later on when you have more time to process it. Post Extras:       canukLX90 sage Reged: 12/25/08 Loc: B.C. Canada Re: Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing [Re: Special Ed]       #5543265 - 11/28/12 03:31 AM Attachment (59 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I managed to get a 8 30 second subs on the morning of the 26th just before sunrise. the comet has a good defined nucleus and a bit of a tail showing. The star to the right of the comet is magnitude 12.7 Hopefully darker skies in a week or two will allow a another attempt. Cheers PJ Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | (show all)

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