Observing Comet 46P

[Stub Mandrel]

Just had a gap in the clouds for long enough to get a PA with the polarscope - I'll be imaging at 135mm so not critical!

A 5-second exposure at a random bit of cloud showed one star, and stars starting to appear overhead in the gaps now.

A 'once in a lifetime' alignment is keeping me awake!

 

[John]

The transparency has improved here plus folks have gone to bed and turned their lights off. I reckon the comet is naked eye visible here now. Not striking at all and you need to know just where to look but I'm pretty certain that I'm picking it up with just my eyes when standing in the darkest spot I can find in the garden.

 

[Helen]

Nearly clouded out now ?   Ah well, was fun while it lasted! ?

Helen

[Helen]

Gaps again ?  quick unprocessed animation

Helen

[Davey-T]

Nearly 2.00 am and still cloudy so giving up now 

Dave 

[PhotoGav]

The Sky Gods have been quite generous here in Wiltshire. I have managed to capture an hour’s worth of data with my DSLR & 200mm lens on the Star Adventurer. The seeing seems pretty poor, but I can see, so that is a huge bonus! I’ve just had a look through the 10x50 binos and 46P seems fainter, even more diffuse and without a bright nucleus. Don’t know if that is conditions here or change in the comet? Hopefully there will be an image to follow tomorrow.

Hasn’t 46P provided us all with some fun, despite not being the naked eye spectacle once predicted? An interesting visitor nevertheless!

[Helen]

Longer quick process video - mono

 

[John]

Thats great Helen - I've shared your clip with my Bristol AS buddies - hope thats OK !

 

[PhotoGav]

Lovely time lapse , Helen. What period is that over?

[Helen]

1 hour ago, John said:

Thats great Helen - I've shared your clip with my Bristol AS buddies - hope thats OK !

 

No problem John ? 

 

40 minutes ago, PhotoGav said:

Lovely time lapse , Helen. What period is that over?

Thanks Gav.  I've just looked at the subs - it is over the period of an hour (1:19-2:20)  They were 10s subs, binned, atik460 mono on woflt98.  Tracked on stars. 

I took some unbinned colour ones earlier in the night (much shorter run though!)  I need to process those before I can post though (mono much easier in that respect!!)

Helen

[Mark at Beaufort]

Still away but was able to view the Comet at 1.30am this morning. It was crystal clear and the Comet was easily seen with the naked eye - in fact much better than yesterday.