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(meteorobs) off topic -- Hale-Bopp Feb.3 Observation
Date: Feb.3, 1997
Time: 0540-0550 UT
Location: Roof of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Observer: Michael Boschat
Latitude: N 44d 39'
Longitude: W 63d 36'
Height above sea level: 58 meters
Limiting mag.: 5.0
Seeing (1 to 5 - best to worst): 2
Instrument: naked-eye, 7x50 binoculars
Magnification:
Object(s): Comet Hale-Bopp
Description:
Comet near the constellation Sagitta. With naked eye it was visible as
a blue starlike object. Comparing it to Gamma Aquilae ( 2.2 mag ) Comet
Hale-Bopp was to me at least just a bit fainter and I put it at 2.1 magnitude.
It was just fainter than Polaris, where Polaris is about 2.0 mag.
In the 7x50 binoculars, a fan shaped tail about 1 1/2 degrees pointing,
almost towards Gamma Cygni was noticed, again it looked blue in color.
I thought I may have detected possible "jet" like areas near the head in
the 7x50 binoculars, but not sure about this.
Clear skies
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Michael Boschat ( Astronomer ) E-mail: andromed@atm.daldot ca
Atmospheric Sciences Phone: (902) 494-7060
Dept. of Oceanography FAX: (902) 494-2885
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
CANADA, B3H 4J1 ASTRONOMY Web Page: http://www.atm.daldot ca/~andromed