Comet c/2006 T1 (Levy)

David Levy has discovered a new comet -- I believet his makes 22 discoveries for him!

I observed the comet last night, and even with a full moon I was able to spot it and take this 5 minute exposure photo. The equipment used was a 14 inch Schmidt Cassegrain.

You can barely see it -- but it is there. It shows up as a bluish haze. I could not see a distinct tail at all.



The positions for the comet for the next few evenings will be:

2006 10 07    09 55.04   +12 56.6   
2006 10 12    10 13.68   +09 39.4   
2006 10 17    10 31.47   +06 23.1   
2006 10 22    10 48.44   +03 10.2   
2006 10 27    11 04.65   +00 02.5   
2006 11 01    11 20.16   -02 58.4   
2006 11 06    11 34.99   -05 51.6   
2006 11 11    11 49.19   -08 36.6   
2006 11 16    12 02.79   -11 13.0   
2006 11 21    12 15.80   -13 40.8   
2006 11 26    12 28.23   -15 59.9   
2006 12 01    12 40.09   -18 10.7 

This ephemeris comes from http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/2006T1.html