Astroblog: Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd - October 16, 2011

Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd imaged with the the Global-Rent-a-Scope GRAS-05 instrument on October 16. Image stretched with FITS liberator then despeckled with ImageJ. 1 x 120 second exposure.

Labels: comet, comets, Global Rent-a-Scope

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 6:08 pm

Comments:

What's its magnitude now ? Can I see it with my 4.5 inch reflector ? If yes how would I identify it and distinguish it from stars ?

# posted by

Arjun Vijaywargiya : 2:05 am

It's currently around magnitude 6.8-6.5. If you have fairly low level of light pollution, it should be very obvious in binoculars, let alone a 4.5 inch reflector as a fuzzy extended object with a hint of a tail.

A spotters chart is here

# posted by

Ian Musgrave : 1:18 pm