[vsnet-chat 5183] Re: c2002 c1 in outburst?

[Michael Linnolt <linnolt@hawaii.edu>]

Wow! I observed it just 12 hours before and it was still at mag 6.0 -
quite an outburst!

2002 Feb 28.23 UT: m1=6.0, Dia=2.6', DC=7, tail 20' in pa 80 .....37cm
reflector 60x (M. Linnolt, Honolulu, HI)

Mike Linnolt

On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Toni Scarmato wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I Have observed now the comet and seem in outburst.
>
> Data:
>  2002 Feb. 28.76 UT: m1=4.9, Dia=10', DC=8, ions tail ~2 deg in PA=80
> deg.......7x50B (Toni Scarmato, Calabria Italy)
>  [The comet at SUD-OVEST about 30 deg above the horizon show
> a central condensation almost stellar and a long ions tail in PA 80 deg.
> Stars to comparison in-out method: 20 Cet m1=4.76, 26 Cet m1=6.08.]
>
>
> Best Regards
>
> Toni Scarmato
>

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