Seiichi Yoshida's Diary of Comet Observations (2009)
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2009 May 2 (1 comet) |
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I observed C/2008 T2 visually on May 2 in Kita-karuizawa, Gunma, Japan.
No evident clouds exists in the evening, but the sky was terribly hazy and a half moon shined. I could not see C/2009 F6, 67P, C/2007 N3 and C/2006 OF2. I could see C/2008 T2 only before it goes away to the southern sky.
It became completely cloudy after midnight.
C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal )
8.9 mag Dia. 2.2' DC 3-4 (40.0-cm reflector 144x)
I was surprised that the comet was clearly visible even in the terrible sky condition. Very bright. Widely diffuse but the center is dense.
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