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21-08-2011, 07:39 AM
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| | | Comet Garradd on view!
Comet Garradd [C/2009 P1] is a binocular object ~mag 7 current wellplaced high in the SE after dusk above Altair [alpha Aquilae] in the tiny constellation of Sagitta [The Arrow] and moving slowly westward. It's visible over the next month or more 
Here's a couple of pics via my backgarden scope from Friday night - the second pic is a stack of three images *locked* onto the moving comet's nucleus - hence the background stars appear as *chained* - hope it's of interest    |
22-08-2011, 07:09 PM
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| | | Re: Comet Garradd on view!
Comet Garradd from last night  |
02-09-2011, 07:23 PM
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03-09-2011, 07:40 AM
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| | | Re: Comet Garradd on view!
comet moves into Coathanger asterism CR399 last night  |
03-09-2011, 09:37 AM
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| | | Re: Comet Garradd on view!
Some grand shots of the comet.Cloudy skies at night here.
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04-09-2011, 09:05 AM
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Will have ago at spotting the comet as have time to November to find it.Have found the path on skyhound.com.
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04-10-2011, 08:52 AM
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| | | Re: Comet Garradd on view!
Recent pic of Comet Garradd now in Hercules high in the SW after dusk. Note how the short tail has slowly shifted from pointing downwards a month or so ago to currently left with its changing position between earth and sun which illuminates it and *drives* its tail away  |
09-04-2012, 08:42 AM
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| | | Re: Comet Garradd on view!
Comet Garradd [C/2009PI] disappeared for me into trees last autumn but is back on view [with binos] and dead easy to find after dusk virtually straight overhead in the Plough constellation using HeavenAbove.com website for map and co-ords
Here's my pic from Saturday night with some very faint galaxies captured in the field of view [fov] 
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09-04-2012, 08:58 AM
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Nice image.Cloudy nights again here but thankful of the rain.
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10-04-2012, 08:21 PM
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| | | Re: Comet Garradd on view!
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Originally Posted by nytecam  Comet Garradd [C/2009PI] disappeared for me into trees last autumn but is back on view [with binos] and dead easy to find after dusk virtually straight overhead in the Plough constellation using HeavenAbove.com website for map and co-ords
Here's my pic from Saturday night with some very faint galaxies captured in the field of view [fov] | Interesting photo, particularly since we have had several cloudy nights here...
thanks for sharing.
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