comet watch 2004

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:47 am

Looking east

Only visible between about 5:30am when it clears the treetops and till about 620 when the sky gets too light.

Sam Lee · Post by **Sam Lee** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:50 am

I only have this in my hands. Don't really help if you are doing star hopping to the comet. Only give a rough idea of where the comet is.

Strange, i don't seem to be able to add in the attachment..!

ok, here's the link:

Comet LINEAR C/2002 T7
http://www.freewebs.com/spastro/2002t7chart.gif

Comet NEAT C/2001 Q4
http://www.freewebs.com/spastro/2001q4chart.gif

Hope this helps!

Regards,
Sam

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:37 pm

thanks! now i just have to find a day to wake up early to try..

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:10 pm

oh yeah.. just a thought, both comets are visible now right? could i find out till when they'll be visible in our sky? like mid may/ end may/ june..

Post by **rcj** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 11:26 pm

yes, both Q4 and T7 are visible in our equatorial latitudes now. T7 being below the circlet asterism of Pisces at mag 4.1 and Q4 is located SSW low at the horizon (10degrees) and is at mag 4.3 It is advisible to watch and search for Q4 early in the evening IMMEDIATELY after it gets dark enough and to have a really clear SSW horizon. I have not personally seen it yet. As for T7, it is visible and appears to be around 10 arc-minutes across and should be around 16 degrees above horizon at 6AM in the morning. Look towards east for it. F4 (Bradfield) is still very low or not even above the morning eastern horizon and is located below the Square of Pegasus with mag of 4.5. T7 can be seen till around 3-4th May where it will dip lower and then re-emerge in the evening sky on 20th May. Q4 will move higher and higher into the sky from now on until it reaches Cancer at around 20th May too. On 15th May, you will notice that Q4 will be right "on" the Beehive Cluster (M44). Interesting!
hope this helps!