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Re: (meteorobs) Hale/Bopp Observation Jan 29 ZAYGE
Interesting.
I thought it was much brighter than my last look 9 days ago. Naked eye I
judged it the same mag (approx) as the star above Altair, and the one at
the (currently) upper wing tip (2 corner starts of LM area 5). I don't know
which greek letters they are as I have no references with me...I'll check
tomorrow
Wayne
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From: stan celestian <celestian@gc.maricopadot edu>, on 1/29/97 12:33 PM:
To: <meteorobs@latrade.com>
At 12:02 PM 1/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I observed Hale/Bopp thru 7X50 binoculars on Jan 29th. I had a Limiting
>magnitude near 5.0 from my workplace in La Mesa, Ca. Between the times of
>0508-0525 hrs PST, I can see the comet very easy in the North East with
the
>naked eye. To me it still appears as a star though. Thru the binoculars, I
>see a tail that appears to be about 1 degree long pointing towards the
North.
>As for approximate magnitude. I compared it with zeta Aquilae again,
although
>it is a lot closer to Gamma Aquilae. I didn't know Gamma Aql's magnitude,
but
>I did for Zeta. Thus after comparing Zeta Aql and Hale/Bopp several times,
I
>mentally condensed the coma to a star point image. Then added the
fuzziness
>of the remainder of the comet in a condensed form. My estimate for
>Hale/Bopps magnitude is between 2.7 and 2.9. I believe this is pretty
close
>to what I saw during my last sighting on Jan 20? I get the impression that
>it's stuck on this magnitude range for the moment. If you need help
finding
>HB, look for Altair and measure a little less than 1 fist above and to the
>left. (this is 1 fist to the North and West of Altair).
>
>George Zay
>Long: 116 deg 37' West
>Lat: 32 deg 50' North
>
Greetings from Sunny Arizona
I have just recently joined meteorobs and found your comments on
Hale-Bopp to be of interest. I teach an Astronomy Class at Glendale
Community College and would like to post your observations on a bulletin
board that I am constructing.
Do you have any objections ?
Do you mind if I post it as it appears via e-mail ? (with your
e-mail address?)
__________________________________________________________________________
Stan Celestian
Glendale Community College
6000 West Olive
Glendale Arizona 85302
Phone: 602 435-3681
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