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	Comet Images (2003)		This page summarises observations and images of comets in 2004
	32P/Comas Sola - Dec 2003
	62P Tsuchinshan - Dec 2003
	78P/Gehrels - Sep to Dec 2003
	123P/ West-Hartley - Mar 2003
	C/2001 HT50 - Comet - Aug 2003

32P/Comas Sola - Dec 2003

Comet 32P/Comas Sola  -2004-12-18 (passing through Aries)

CCD Image 5 x 2 min exposure (median combine),  C Filter 2004-12-18 19:59h UT (#80006-10) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

Comet 32P/Comas Sola (Colour)

CCD Colour Image Composite Luminance (3 x 2 min, medium combine, C),   Red (3 x 2 min, medium combine, R),   Green (3 x 2 min, medium combine, V) Blue (6 x 2 min, medium combine, B, 255%) 2004-12-18 20:39 h UT (#80013-28) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

Comet 32P/Comas Sola Motion over 5 hour period

CCD Image Animation 3 x 2 min exposure (average combine),  C Filter 2004-12-18 19:58h UT (#80006-09) 2004-12-19 01:04hUT (#80142-44) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

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62P/ Tsuchinshan - Dec 2003

Comet 62P Tsuchinshan - 2004-12-11  (passing through Leo)

CCD Image 2 min exposure,  C Filter 2004-12-11 05:50 h UT (#79015) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

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78P/Gehrels - Sep to Dec 2003

78P/Gehrels (passing through Aries) - 2004-09-01

CCD  Image 4 x 60 sec exposure (median combine), Clear Filter 2004-09-01  01:03 to 01:08 h UT (#69130-33) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

78P/Gehrels - false colour

False Colour CCD  Image, scaled to show comet coma and tail 4 x 60 sec exposure (median combine), Clear Filter 2004-09-01  01:03 to 01:08 h UT (#69130-33) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

78P/Gehrels (passing through Aries), 2004-09-18

CCD  Image 9 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), Clear Filter 2004-09-18  23:30 h UT (#72046-54) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

Animated CCD  Image, 3 images taken at c. 1 hour interval, each 3 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), C Filter 2004-09-18 23:26h UT to  2004-09-19 01:17h UT  8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

Comet 78P/Gehrels  (passing through Aries)

CCD Image 9 x 30s exposure (average combine),  C Filter 2004-12-18 21:22 h UT (#80035-43) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

Comet 78P/Gehrels   - longer exposure

CCD Image 5 x 2 min exposure (average combine),  C Filter 2004-12-18 21:12 h UT (#80030-34) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

Comet 78P/Gehrels  motion (image above compared with image taken 3h 20m later)

CCD Image Animation 5 x 2 min exposure (average combine) & 3 x 2 min exposure (average combine),  C Filter 2004-12-18 21:12h UT (#80030-34) 2004-12-19 00:37hUT (#80131-33) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

Comet 78/P Gehrels (passing through Aries),   2005-01-05

CCD Image  3 x 60 sec exposure (Median Combine),  C Filter 2005-01-05  21:25 h UT (#82056-58) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

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Comet 123P/ West-Hartley - Mar 2003

123P West-Hartley

CCD  Image, 5 x 60 sec exposure (median combine) 2004-03-29  01:27 h UT (#64231-35) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

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C/2001 HT50 - Auf 2005

C/2001 HT50 (passing through star field in Pegasus), 2004-08-20

CCD  Image 5x60 sec exposure (average combine), Clear Filter 2004-08-20  22:10 to 22:18 h UT (#66065-69) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

CCD  Animation,  5 sets of 3x60 sec exposure (median combine) Taken over 3 hours 2004-08-20  23:10  to 2004-08-21 02:08h UT (#66065-69) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

C/2001 HT50 - 2004-08-22

CCD  Image, 3 x 60 sec exposure, C filter 2004-08-22  22:08h UT (#68053-55) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/10) + ST-7e

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