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Comet Images (2004) This page summarises observations and images of comets in 2004 C/2002 T7 (Linear) (Feb) 123P/ West-Hartley (Mar) C/2001 HT50 - Comet (Aug) 78P/Gehrels (Sep-Dec) (-Jan 2005) C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) (Dec) (-Jan 2005) Comet 62P Tsuchinshan (Dec) Comet 32P/Comas Sola (Dec)
C/2002 T7 (Linear) - 2004-02-19 (passing through star field in Pegasus) |
CCD Image, 14 x 20 sec exposure (summed) 2004-02-19 19:27 h UT (#58079-93) |
Colour CCD Image Red 5x20s (av), Green 5x20s (av), Blue 5x30s (av), Luminance 12x10s (av) 2004-02-19 19:32 to 19:49h UT (#58048-76) |
CCD Image, 12 x 10 sec exposure (average) Contrast adjusted 2004-02-19 19:32 to 19:38 h UT (#58048-59) |
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Comet 123P/ West-Hartley - 2004-03-29 |
CCD Image, 5 x 60 sec exposure (median combine) 2004-03-29 01:27 h UT (#64231-35) |
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Comet C/2001 HT50 - 2004-08-20 (passing through star field in Pegasus) |
CCD Image, 5x60 sec exposure (average combine) Clear Filter 2004-08-20 22:10 to 22:18 h UT (#66065-69) |
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) |
Comet C/2001 HT50 - 2004-08-22 |
CCD Image, 3 x 60 sec exposure, C filter 2004-08-22 22:08h UT (#68053-55) |
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Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) - 2004-12-18 (passing through Eridanus) |
CCD Image 2 min exposure, C Filter 2004-12-18 22:25 h UT (#80070) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) motion (motion measured at 3.44 arc sec/hour) |
CCD Image Animation - aligned on comet 16 frames, 2 min exposure, C Filter 2004-12-18 21:28 h to 23:52h UT (#80045-110) (Animation with 66 frames was also created) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) motion |
CCD Image Animation - aligned on stars 16 frames, 2 min exposure, C Filter 2004-12-18 21:28 h to 23:52h UT (#80045-110) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) - grey-step8 scale |
CCD Image 2 min exposure, C Filter 2004-12-18 22:25 h UT (#80070) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) - |
CCD Image 66 x 2 min exposure (average combine), C Filter 2004-12-18 21:28 h to 23:52h UT (#80045-110) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) - 2004-12-28 (passing through Taurus) |
CCD Colour Composite Image Blue (av 3 x 60s B Filter, 165%), Green (av 3 x 30s V Filter,115%), Red (av 3 x 30s R Filter, 100%) 2004-12-28 23:33 h UT (#81058-69) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) in star field of 1° 10' x 0° 55' Coma is around 14 arc min diameter, but no sign of any tail is recorded. |
CCD Image Mosaic (30 frames) 60 sec exposure, C Filter 2004-12-28 22:38 h to 23:25h UT (#81023-56) (Due to motion of comet between frames, a minor amount of blending was required at boundaries of certain frames) [ Full Size Image ] |
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) - 2005-01-05 (passing through Taurus) |
CCD Colour Composite Image Blue (av 2 x 120s B Filter, 115%), Green (60s V Filter,120%), Red (60s R Filter, 100%) 2005-01-05 21:04 h UT (#82043-46) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) |
CCD Colour Composite Image Blue (av 2 x 90s B Filter, 100%), Green (30s V Filter,115%), Red (30s R Filter, 100%) 2005-01-05 23:43 h UT (#82121-24) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 at 20:04h UT |
CCD Image 30 sec exposure, C Filter 2005-01-05 20:04 h UT (#82026) |
Comet C/2004 Q2 at 21:20h UT Apparent motion of 5.54 arc min/hour (This is significant faster than 3.44 arc min/hour motion measured 2004-12-18, 18 days previously ) |
CCD Image 30 sec exposure, C Filter 2005-01-05 21:20 h UT (#82052) |
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Comet 62P Tsuchinshan - 2004-12-11 (passing through Leo) |
CCD Image 2 min exposure, C Filter 2004-12-11 05:50 h UT (#79015) |
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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) |
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) |
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) |
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