Seen the comet?

By Michael on March 1, 2009 at 1:19 pm | In Blog Posts | 6 Comments

I have my telescope on the bench for repairs, so I am missing the Comet Lulin hubbub. I hope you are getting out and taking a look!

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M.

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  1. Yes, I’ve seen it a few times. It was hard to spot when it was roughly between Spica and Saturn. But when it was closer to Saturn, it was an easy find with 20×80 binoculars. Some people say that it is naked eye, but for me it was just a hint of a lighter area that could be my imagination. 7×50 binoculars didn’t show much detail.

    It was best for me on February 23, 24, and 25 when it was near Saturn. The center was concentrated, and I could faintly see the tails in both directions. I needed the 20×80 binocs to see that much.

    If you missed it, realize that it wasn’t nearly as good as Hale-Bopp, Hyakutake, or Holmes. But for me it was better than Halley.

    What’s with all the H names for comet discoverers?!

    Comment by bethkatz17582 — March 1, 2009 #

  2. I can’t see anything.Overcast in NW Montana since I got my 8″ SCT BEFORE Christmas.
    PS. dude, you only have one telescope?!

    Comment by gordon — March 3, 2009 #

  3. Ive seen the Comet about 5+ times
    From magnitude 7.36 to magnitude 6.06
    I also took pictures with my Orion XT8 :)

    Comment by Chris Astro — March 4, 2009 #

  4. Dude. You’ve got a telescope and don’t know ANYONE ELSE with one?

    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/organizations

    Yes, i’ve seen Lulin. The light pollution at my house and/or crappy finder charts prevented me from finding it in my xt10i (xt10 in cold weather). But one of the guys brought his 8″ dob to a club meeting, and several of us saw it, until our toes froze.

    Comment by suitti — March 6, 2009 #

  5. Also, i undiscovered Saturn. Wasn’t sure if i really was looking at Regulus, etc., in Leo. So i pointed at Saturn. Only, it appears that someone crossed it out.

    Comment by suitti — March 6, 2009 #

  6. I saw some good detail with my 90mm refractor but I was fighting with light pollution and that really hurt my views. Best was in late Feb. for me.

    Comment by astronomyisfun — May 2, 2009 #

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