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≪北海道旭川市　阿久津弘明≫

≪北海道旭川市　阿久津弘明≫

I was able to observe Comet Neat Q4 again this evening through my Celestron 7x50mm binoculars and have recorded my impression of what I observed.
The observation was made at 01:30 U.T. on May 15, 2004 (or 09:30 P.M. EDT on May 14, 2004).
Comet Neat Q4 appeared as a brightly condensed "fuzzball" with what appeared to be a tail in the southwestern (SW) direction (I have enhanced the appearance
of the tail slightly for descriptive purposes). The cluster M44 (Beehive) was visible 2 degrees 19 minutes 03 seconds from the comet at this time.
The closest bright star to the comet, in a SE direction, was Theta Cancri (SAO 97881, 5.3m). I estimated the length of the tail to be nearly 3 degrees
(as this is the angular distance between the comet and Delta Cancri (SAO 98087, 3.94m) towards the SW).
Tomorrow night (May 15, 2004) the comet will be approximately 1.5 degrees from M44. That will be a spectacular sight! I hope that you enjoy my observation.
The best of luck in your own imaging and observations of the comet.
The best of luck to you and your family. I hope that you and your fellow astronomers enjoy the comet as well.
Regards,


[Carlos.E. Hernandez  South Florida U.S.A ]

≪北海道旭川市　阿久津弘明≫

I have put together a rendition of what Comet Neat Q4 appeared to me on May 12, 2004 at 01:25 U.T. (09:25 PM EDT).
South is at the top and celestial east towards the right.
The nucleus and coma were clearly visible with what appears to be the tail towards the north.
A faint star was visible south and adjacent to the nucleus. The star to the right is GSC 803:470 (9.38 magnitude)
and the one on the left is GSC 803:505 (10.62 magnitude). I hope that you like this impression of this interesting comet.

Japanese
Comet Neat　2004/05/12 01:25 のスケッチです。　　上が南、右が東です。
核およびコマは北方向への尾のように、明瞭に見えました。
かすかな星が核の南側に隣接している。
右の星はGSC 803:470 ( 9.38等級)
左の星はGSC 803:505 (10.62等級) です。
興味深いこの彗星のイメージを気に入っていただけばうれしい。


[Carlos.E. Hernandez  South Florida U.S.A ]

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つい最近買ったCASIOのデジカメEX-P600のテスト撮影をかねて撮影しました。

≪北海道旭川市　阿久津弘明≫

[Kitt Peak National Observatory]