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Comet Images (2010) This page summarises observations and images of comets in 2010
Bullet 30P/Reinmuth (Mar)
Bullet 81P/Wild (Feb-May)
Bullet C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) (Aug)
Bullet 103P/Hartley (Aug 2010-Jan 2011)

30P/Reinmuth - (Mar)

Comet 30P/Reinmuth  (passing through starfield in Taurus)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3  x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-03-09 20:51 hUT (#416151-53)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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81P/Wild  -  (Feb-May)

Comet 81P / Wild  on 2010-03-25
(passing through starfield in Virgo)
Image
CCD Image (50%)
5  x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-03-25 00:23 hUT (#418120-24)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

 Comet 81P / Wild - - detail
Image
CCD Image (50% size, log scale)
Image details as above

 
Image
CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above

 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Inverse Spectrum colour bar
Image details as above

 

Comet 81P / Wild  on 2010-02-20 - detail
Image
CCD Image (square root scaled, cropped)
10  x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
Aligned on combine
2010-02-21 02:05 hUT (#414539-48)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (square root scaled, cropped)
Inverse Spectrum Colour Bar
Image details as above

 

Comet 81P / Wild 
Gallery of images taken between February and May 2010

 

  Comet 81P / Wild - 2010-02-21
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3  x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-02-21 01:37 hUT (#414534-36)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

Comet 81P / Wild  - 2010-03-03
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3  x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-03-03 01:54 hUT (#415248-50)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

Comet 81P / Wild - 2010-03-10
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3  x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-03-10 00:30 hUT (#416382-86)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[larger image]

 

Comet 81P / Wild - 2010-03-25
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5  x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-03-25 00:23 hUT (#418120-24)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

Comet 81P / Wild  - 2010-05-07
 (passing through starfield in Virgo)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5  x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-05-07 00:30 hUT (#420039-43)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

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C/2007 Q3 (Siding_Spring) - (Aug)

Comet  C/2007 Q3 (Siding_Spring)  - 2010-08-07
shown by white cross-hairs

passing through starfield in Bootes.  
A number of faint galaxies are visible in the background
Bright star is Mag +8.30 star SAO 45323 /  HIP 73392
Image
Annotated CCD Image
3  x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-07 22:11 hUT (#421039-41)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

   

Comet  C/2007 Q3 (Siding_Spring)   - 2010-08-14
shown by white cross-hairs

passing through starfield in Bootes.  
Glare coming from outside of frame from the mag +5.6 star 47 Bootis (HIP 73841) 
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3  x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-14 22:22 hUT (#422067-69)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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103P/Hartley -  (Aug 2010-Jan 2011)

Comet  103P/Hartley on 2010-09-10
passing through starfield in Andromeda 

Image 

Annotated CCD Image (75% size, log scale)
CCD Image - average stack processed in AIP4WIN - aligned on comet
20  x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-09-10 23:03 hUT (#427003-22)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

Comet  103P/Hartley -  motion over a 99 minute period

Image
Animated CCD Image 
2 frames each  3  x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter , cropped
1) 2010-09-10 22:58 hUT (#427003-05)
2) 2010-09-10 00:37 hUT (#427145-47)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

Comet  103P/Hartley 
Gallery of images of taken between Aug 2010 & Jan 2011

Comet  103P/Hartley - 2010-08-20
Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5  x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-20 21:32 hUT (#423018-22)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

    

Comet  103P/Hartley - 2010-08-26

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
4  x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-26 21:34 hUT (#425016-20)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

Comet  103P/Hartley - 2010-09-10

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
3  x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-09-10 22:58 hUT (#427003-05)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

 Comet  103P/Hartley - 2010-09-11

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5  x 30s exposure (aligned on comet, average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-09-11 21:49 hUT (#428036-40)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

Comet  103P/Hartley - 2010-09-26

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5  x 30s exposure (aligned on comet, average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-09-26 21:17 hUT (#429005-09)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

Comet  103P/Hartley - 2010-10-06

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5  x 30s exposure (aligned on comet, average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-10-06 20:25 hUT (#430003-07)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

Comet  103P/Hartley - Nov-Dec 2010

gap

  

Comet  103P/Hartley - 2011-01-28

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
3  x 60s exposure (aligned on comet, average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-01-28 23:23 hUT (#450329-31)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

Comet  103P/Hartley - 2011-01-29
passing through starfield in Monoceros 

Comet has down receded (1.6 AU distance from Sun) and is much 
dimmer than when imaged in Oct 2010 (1.1 AU distance from Sun)

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5  x 60s exposure (aligned on comet, average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-01-29 22:32 hUT (#451180-84)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

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