Re: [APML] Visual on NEAT

["Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>]

I made it out with the binocs then naked eye after it got darker. It will
have to climb higher or maybe to the north before it clears my big oak tree
before I can shoot it from my observatory. I shot a few frames with Pentax
67 165mm f/2.8 on tripod.
I'd agree with a 4 mag maybe a bit brighter.
Bobby Middleton

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:05 PM
Subject: [APML] Visual on NEAT


> Just spotted NEAT with 10x50's.  Picked it out of the twilight at 8:45pm
> EDT.  Watched it for 10 minutes before some thin clouds rolled in.  Its
> quite large!  Big coma, I could barely make out a stubby tail.  I'm sure
> more was there but the sky is a bit hazy.
>
> As for a mag estimate, when comparing it to the 5.2 mag star SAO 152834,
I'd
> put the comet around 3.9
>
> Chris
>
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