2006-03-03
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2006-03-03 04:50 UT |
| To: | 2006-03-03 05:40 UT |
| Equipment: |
Meade 10x50 Binoculars
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| Temperature: | -6.5°C ... |
| Dew Point: | -9.0°C ... |
| Humidity: | 83% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 996.4hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Woke up early and the sky was clear so I decided to head out with the 10x50 binoculars to see if I could spot Pojmanski (C/2006 A1). |
Search for Comet Pojmanski (C/2006 A1), plus Venus and Jupiter
| From: | 2006-03-03 04:50 UT |
| To: | 2006-03-03 05:40 UT |
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Using the Meade 10x50 binoculars I had an initial look for comet Pojmanski (C/2006 A1). Spent 5 or 10 minutes scanning the right area of the sky but failed to find it. This probably wasn't helped by the fact that the eastern horizon was rather murky (this was made obvious by the fact that Venus wasn't very clear when I looked at it). I had a short break and then tried again but failed a second time. Having failed to find the comet I had another quick look at Venus. Even in the binoculars I'm sure I could see a hint of a phase. Before finishing I decided to have a quick look at Jupiter, currently in Libra. It was quite low to the south. In the binocular Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede all seemed to be visible. Also, just south of the planet, I could see Nu Librae. |
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2006-03-03 14:00 UT |
| To: | 2006-03-03 14:05 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
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| Temperature: | 6.0°C ... |
| Dew Point: | -7.4°C ... |
| Humidity: | 38% ... |
| Wind Speed: | 6.3mph ... |
| Wind Dir: | North West ... |
| Pressure: | 995.8hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Quick check of the Sun with the Solarscope to see if there are any Sunspots. |
Sunspot count
| From: | 2006-03-03 14:00 UT |
| To: | 2006-03-03 14:05 UT |
