On the eastward tail of
C/2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami
I reported that the comet had a tail with the length of 2f and directed
to east (position angle= 90 degrees: IAUC No. 9175). I clearly remember
that the tail was upward in the field of view, i.e. exactly the
direction of the tail was east-southeast (p.a.= 120 degrees). Though no
photos showed such a tail, when I saw Mitsunori Tsumurafs one I was
sure that my observation on the tail was correct.
He described gEnvelope like structure that
directed to the east-southeasth on his photo of C/2010 V1. I believe
this structure is what I observed upon my discovery.
East-southeast tail of C/201 V1 Ikeya-Murakami
This sketch was drawn on November 8, 2010, based on the memory at the
time of discovery, November 3.801, 2010 UT. The comet was drawn on the
printed star chart using MegaStar ver. 5. Note that a tail extend to
the east-southeast.
The eyepieces used for observation were Planocular 30 mm, 78x, with a
field of view (FOV)= 1.1 degrees and Ethos 13 mm, 157x, with FOV= 38f.
The circle on the sketch indicates 1.1 degrees.
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