Comet Q2 Lovejoy 03/13/2015 ˜22:00
Quick photo of Comet Q2 Lovejoy last night. The bright star to the right of the comet is Gamma Cassiopeiae (Navi). It is a variable binary with the brighter star having a magnitude of +2.18 and the dimmer companion having a magnitude of +10.88. This translates to Gamma Cassiopeiae being about 3,020 times brighter than the dimmer companion star. I think the dimmer companion star is at about the 3 o'clock position...very faint. A satellite passed through the field of view to the right of Gamma Cassiopeiae. The diffuse light in the lower left corner of the photo is the shadow caused by my neighbor's tree.
Improvements need to be made to the Driveway Observatory. Now, where's that chain saw?
Comet Q2 Lovejoy 03/13/2015 ˜22:00
Quick photo of Comet Q2 Lovejoy last night. The bright star to the right of the comet is Gamma Cassiopeiae (Navi). It is a variable binary with the brighter star having a magnitude of +2.18 and the dimmer companion having a magnitude of +10.88. This translates to Gamma Cassiopeiae being about 3,020 times brighter than the dimmer companion star. I think the dimmer companion star is at about the 3 o'clock position...very faint. A satellite passed through the field of view to the right of Gamma Cassiopeiae. The diffuse light in the lower left corner of the photo is the shadow caused by my neighbor's tree.
Improvements need to be made to the Driveway Observatory. Now, where's that chain saw?