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73p-b-vega
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2006-05-09 22:46:00 73P-B Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Frg. B 9x63 Meade Travelview Binoculars 5.8° field of view 9 About as bright as M13, nucleus seen as well as fanned tail. Only 3-4 stars of Corona Borealis visible with unaided eye, and saw stars near Vega down to about magnitude 8 in binoculars. The comet was easily found in the same field of view as Vega by looking for the prominent (in binoculars) triangle of stars, HIP92098 (mag. 6.03), HIP91674 (mag. 6.62) and the binocular double Epsilon Lyrae (mag. 4.65 and 4.56). The comet was just outside the triangle, just below (ESE) the midpoint of the base defined by HIP92098 and Epsilon Lyrae. At 22:53, a faint (mag. 7 or so) satellite crossed the field of view, entering at 1o'clock and exiting at 8o'clock, passing just south of HIP91674. At 22:57 a brighter satellite (mag. 5 or so) crossed the field of view, entering at 9o'clock and exiting at 4o'clock. (lines aren't drawn that accurately. I did not specifically witness it passing through or close to any stars other than the one mentioned.) Neither was listed on www.heavens-above.com, but Starry Night's latest update listed the brighter as Cosmos 1833 rocket booster, mag. 2.16. Haze went in and out of the field of view, making the comet seem to brighten and fade.
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