Hi,

 

Today my first attempt to find McNaught Was a success. After Mayur and Pritam chasing comet for two Days unsuccessfully. I decided to join them and convinced Mayur to go to Naigoan Stn. as there is good horizon available just out side the stn. And also we could go for normal observation at Chinchoti.

 

The comet was first seen by Pritam followed by me and Mayur using Pritam’s 7X50 Binox. All though there were clouds and haze we were lucky to see the comet. The sky was in really bad condition but still we managed to see the comet for around 8-10 mins.

 

Equipments                   :           7X50 Emson Binox

Sky condition               :           Hazy with partial cloud cover

Time of observation      :           18:17 IST 13^th Jan 07

Observers                    :           Pritam Pawar, Mayur Hulsar and Vimal Mamania

Place                            :           Naigoan

 

Magnitude                    :           Approx -1

Tail Length                   :           Approx 1/4 Degrees    

Secondary tail               :           Not Visible

Coma                           :           Bright and undiffused

Comments                    :           Very Impressive comet but couldn’t see with naked eye,        

and I also noticed that the tail had little yellow tint although

Mayur didn’t agree. It was one of the best Comet in my

life. Looked like an albino tadpole.

 

Regards,

Vimal Mamania

Member (Vega Club)