There are presently three bright comets to image:
C/2006 M4 (SWAN) magnitude 6.4 (7.9)
4P/Faye magnitude 9.4 (10.7)
P/2006 T1 (Levy) magnitude 9.6 (11.2)
Note: The above magnitudes are correct – they are the currently observed values. Your planetarium programs will indicate different calculated magnitudes, as indicated above in parentheses. The calculated magnitudes are usually greatly in error.
I imaged the brightest of the three because it was well positioned at sunset – the other two require staying up quite late to get them at transit.
Images and supporting data at
http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm
Thank you for visiting my site.
Clear skies,
Dennis Persyk
Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net
Hampshire, IL
C/2006 M4 (SWAN) magnitude 6.4 (7.9)
4P/Faye magnitude 9.4 (10.7)
P/2006 T1 (Levy) magnitude 9.6 (11.2)
Note: The above magnitudes are correct – they are the currently observed values. Your planetarium programs will indicate different calculated magnitudes, as indicated above in parentheses. The calculated magnitudes are usually greatly in error.
I imaged the brightest of the three because it was well positioned at sunset – the other two require staying up quite late to get them at transit.
Images and supporting data at
http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm
Thank you for visiting my site.
Clear skies,
Dennis Persyk
Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net
Hampshire, IL
