Comet C/2008 C1 Chen-Gao

[TonyF.070112]

Comet C/2008 C1 Chen-Gao

These where from MarkD missions. I cleaned them up and stacked them to bring out the comet

Current reports are Mag 12.6 but it seam more defuse than that. I really had to work to bring out any details.

[TaviG.050801]

They still look good, Tony! Thanks for sharing. Still hard to believe this was discovered with a standard digital camera.

Tavi
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[TonyF.070112]

yeah with Mag 14 Comets being discovered gives me more hope that we will find one with Slooh.


I cant wait till AU is open

[HaroldC.070921]

Chen-Gao is now visible in the 85mm telescope well enough to indicate that it has become a binocular target.


http://www.myslooh.com/data/members/57615/1205878568.gif

[TonyF.070112]

WF from March 19 2008


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[HaroldC.070921]

brightening nicely.

From 22UTC, March 27.

[HaroldC.070921]

There, it did it again. The date on my previous post is UTC, and the time is EDT. It was posted at 9pm EDT, the 27th or 1:25 UTC, the 28th. 9PM on the 28th doesn't make sense.

I've mentioned this in another forum and was told "that's an option you set". Honestly I don't remember the checkbox on the profile page that says, "Display Bogus Date and Time".

[RickyF.040910]

Hi Harold, You have a nice pic of the comet.

Also "the option to set your time" is on the Reserve Mission tab where you set it & where you reserve your missions. "Select Preferred Time Zone: UTC or Local." This is what you will see.

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[TaviG.050801]

Harold, did you know that Comet Holmes is very near Chen Gao right now? With just the right coordinates, you can capture both in the wide-fields, even D2.

I had three missions reserved to try to capture both, but I messed up and neglected to enter my coordinates in time.

Tavi
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March 30, 2008

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April 1, 2008

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April 5 2008


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