Comet C/2009-P1 Garradd ?

[Pete Presland]

did i manage to get the comet or is this just a very poor m15

[lukebl]

I'd say that was M15!

[Pete Presland]

I'd say that was M15!

so would i,but its nice to have a second opinion

[wcgucfa]

I'm really having difficulty identifying the stars around your object as

M15 background stars. It could be Garradd or a different globular cluster.

The image was taken on Aug. 21 or 22?

Bill

[Astroegg]

Here is M15 on the night of Aug 21 at about 10pm GMT from 51° Latitude and 0° Longitude. I tried to adjust the light pollution levels to show/hide the stars in your photograph - I think this is good enough to confirm the identity. The star immediately above left of the object is HIP 106157

[Astroegg]

Sorry, hope this helps better.

[661-pete]

Well, your image has been verified as M15: if you were aiming at the comet on 21 August you were way off target, I'm afraid: you should have been looking somewhere between Delphinus and Sagitta at that time. Now it's on the edge of Hercules, to the lower-right of the Summer Triangle, if you want to have another go.

[Astroegg]

if you were aiming at the comet on 21 August you were way off target, I'm afraid:

I wasn't going to say anything but... M15 was quite some way from Comet Garrard that night.

I left a series of locating pics in a thread <here>

The comet has moved on a little bit now from those pics but not too far so if you get a clear sky give it another go. I'd love to see a photo if you do get it in your sights...

[Pete Presland]

thanks all for help, will be having another quick look again,not that the moon will help

[Pete Presland]

I wasn't going to say anything but... M15 was quite some way from Comet Garrard that night.

I left a series of locating pics in a thread <here>

The comet has moved on a little bit now from those pics but not too far so if you get a clear sky give it another go. I'd love to see a photo if you do get it in your sights...

nice pics i am sure they will be a great help

[wcgucfa]

Great detective work Astroegg! Nice job.

Bill