News from Comet Skies http://www.cometskies.com/ Latest news from Observatory station H47 at Vicksburg, MS en-us Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:45:00 CDT Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:45:00 CDT http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification SciTE manual text editor cbell@cometskies.com cbell@cometskies.com http://www.cometskies.com/feed-icon-24x24.png feed-icon-24x24.png 24 24 astronomy comets asteroid minor planets NEA NEO Observations September 18, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030] Filtered R mag 13.1. Astrometry submitted. Large coma 40 arc sec diameter elongated at PA 090 Tail approximately 3 arc min at PA 090 Image posted at: http://cometskies.com/images/C2007N3-09182008-0132UT.jpg

Observed C/2008 R3 (LINEAR) [CK08R030] Filtered R mag 17.1. Astrometry submitted. Highly condensed

Observed P/2008 R6 (Giacobini) [PK08R020] Filtered R mag 14.4. Astrometry submitted. coma 30 arc sec diameter elongated at PA 090. Image posted at: http://cometskies.com/images/P2008R6-09182008-0424UT.jpg

Attempted 85P Boethin - no detection down to mag 17

]]> Thurs, 18 Sep 2008 14:30:00 CDT Observations September 17, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030] Filtered R mag 12.7. Astrometry submitted.

Observed P/2008 R6 (Giacobini) [PK08R020] Filtered R mag 15.0. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson [00047] Filtered R mag 15.7. Astrometry submitted.

Attempted fast moving (3.948 arcsec/minute in PA 68.7) NEA 39572 1993 DQ1 - too much moonlight

]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:40:00 CDT Observations September 11, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030] Filtered R mag 12.9. Astrometry submitted.

Observed P/2008 R6 (Giacobini) [PK08R020] Filtered R mag 15.2. Astrometry submitted. Image posted at: http://cometskies.com/images/P2008R6-09112008-0403UT.jpg

Observed NEA 163000 2001 SW169 [G3000] Filtered R mag 16.5 Astrometry submitted.

Observed NEA 164400 2005 GN59 [G4400] Filtered R mag 15.1 Astrometry submitted.

]]> Thurs, 11 Sep 2008 15:00:00 CDT Observations September 8, 2008 Observed NEA 2003 SB220 [K03SM0B] Filtered R mag 16.4 Astrometry submitted.

Observed NEA 2008 PL3 [K08P03L] Filtered R mag 17.4 Astrometry submitted.

Observed Asteroid (146345) 2001 OJ73 [E6345] Filtered R mag 17.3 Astrometry submitted.

Observed NEA (4257) Ubasti Filtered R mag 17.6 Astrometry submitted.

Observed NEA (8567) 1996 HW1 Filtered R mag 11.8 Astrometry submitted.

]]> Mon, 8 Sep 2008 15:25:12 CDT Observations September 7, 2008 Observed C/2007 W1 (Boatinni). Very diffuse. Filtered R mag 16.3. Astrometry submitted.

Observed NEA 2008 JS 14 [K08J14S] Filtered R mag 17.2 Astrometry submitted.

]]> Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:20:12 CDT Observations August 31, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030]. Filtered R mag 12.5. Astrometry submitted.

Observed NEA (4179) Toutatis Filtered R mag 14.4 Astrometry submitted.

Observed NEA (11398) 1998 YP 1 Filtered R mag 17.9 Astrometry submitted.

Observed NEA (39572) 1993 DQ 1 Filtered R mag 15.5 Astrometry submitted.

]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2008 17:41:12 CDT Observations August 30, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030] Filtered R mag 12.5. Astrometry submitted.

]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2008 17:41:12 CDT Observations August 29, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030] Filtered R mag 12.5. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 06524 Baalke Filtered R mag 16.6 Astrometry submitted.

Observed 02085 Henan Filtered R mag 15.8 Astrometry submitted.

]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:41:12 CDT Observations August 28, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030] Filtered R mag 12.5. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 02972 Filtered R mag 16.0. Astrometry submitted.

]]> Thurs, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:12 CDT Observations August 27, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030] Filtered R mag 12.6. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 6P/d'Arrest. Filtered R mag 13.4. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 1922-Zulu. Filtered R mag 15.8. Astrometry submitted.

Attempted 85P/Boethin. 10 x 240sec binned 2x2 R filtered stack did not detect comet.

]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:41:12 CDT Observations August 9, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin) [CK07N030] Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 12.1. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 6P/d'Arrest. Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 13.1. Astrometry submitted.

Observed C/2007 W1 (Boattini). Coma very large and diffuse. Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 12.1. Astrometry submitted.

Attempted 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, C/2005 S4 (McNaught) and C/2007 K3 (Siding Spring). Did not detect these comets.

]]> Sat, 9 Aug 2008 14:07:18 CDT Observations August 7, 2008 Observed 68P/Klemola. Small round condensed coma. Unfiltered R mag 17.0. Astrometry submitted.

Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin). Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 12.7. Astrometry submitted.
Image posted at: http://cometskies.com/images/C2007N3-08072008-0532UT.jpg

Observed 6P/d'Arrest. Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 13.3. Astrometry submitted.
Image posted at: http://cometskies.com/images/6P-08072008-0611UT

Imaged Dwarf Planet Pluto (13450)

]]> Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:06:55 CDT Observations August 5, 2008 Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin). Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 12.9. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 6P/d'Arrest. Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 13.6. Astrometry submitted.

Attempted asteroid 2005 TU 45. 16 x 60sec unfiltered stack did not detect asteroid. Summer sky conditions and high humdity prevented detection.

]]> Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:06:34 CDT Observations August 2, 2008 Trying unfiltered to attempt to go deeper. Removed U filter from cmera filter tray. The focus between unfiltered and filtered is pronounced, but am getting much more light.

Attempted C/2008 J5 (Garradd). 21 x 60sec unfiltered stack did not detect comet. Summer sky conditions and high humdity prevented detection.

Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin). Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 12.5. Note ST-8XME sensor Q.E. peaks in R. R Mag comparison stars used in Astrometrica. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 6P/d'Arrest. Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 14.1. Note ST-8XME sensor Q.E. peaks in R. R Mag comparison stars used in Astrometrica. Astrometry submitted.

]]> Sat, 2 Aug 2008 14:06:07 CDT Observations July 31, 2008 Attempted C/2008 J5 (Garradd). 20 x 50sec R filtered stack did not detect comet. Summer sky conditions and high humdity prevented detection.

Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin). Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 12.8. Note ST-8XME sensor Q.E. peaks in R. R Mag comparison stars used in Astrometrica. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 6P/d'Arrest. Easy CCD comet target. Filtered R mag 14.4. Astrometry submitted.

Observed Minor Planet 15682. Filtered R mag 16.4. Astrometry submitted.

Observed Neptune and its main satellite Triton (N1). Neptune Filtered B Mag 8.6 Neptune Filtered V Mag 8.0 Neptune Filtered R Mag 8.2 Triton Filtered B Mag 14.6 Triton Filtered V Mag 13.7 Triton Filtered R Mag 13.3]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:05:38 CDT Observations July 29, 2008 Attempted 200P/Larsen . 9 x 200sec R filtered stack did not detect comet. Summer sky conditions and high humdity prevented detection.

]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:05:08 CDT Observations July 28, 2008: Attempted C/2008 J5 (Garradd). 24 x 60sec R filtered stack did not detect comet. Summer sky conditions and high humdity prevented detection.

Attempted 85P/Boethin. 20 x 90sec R filtered stack did not detect comet. Summer sky conditions and high humdity prevented detection.

Attempted C/2008 J5 (Garradd). 20 x 30sec R filtered stack did not detect comet. Summer sky conditions and high humdity prevented detection.

Observed C/2007 N3 (Lulin). Easy CCD comet target. Unfiltered R mag 12.7. Note ST-8XME sensor Q.E. peaks in R. R Mag comparison stars used in Astrometrica. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 6P/d'Arrest. Easy CCD comet target. Filtered R mag 14.0. Astrometry submitted.

Observed 1951 Lick. Easy CCD astroid target. Filtered R mag 13.8. Astrometry submitted.

]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:04:29 CDT Observations July 13, 2008: Observed C/2008 J6 (Hill) very faint and diffuse. Filtered R Mag 17.5. Astrometry submitted. Required stacking lots of subframes due to fast motion. Used 60 second frames this attempt and comet showed up much better.

Observed C/2008 N3 (Lulin) Filtered R mag 13.0. Strongly condensed. Easy CCD target. Astrometry submitted.

]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:03:39 CDT Observations July 12, 2008 Observed C/2008 J6 (Hill) very faint and diffuse. Used 45 second subframes but did not get enough subframes for sufficient SNR for astrometry. Object barely visible above background and moving at the location Astrometrica shows. Will need to try again with more expsoure.

Observed Comet C/2006 OF2 (Broughton) July 12, 2008 0953UT Filtered R mag 13.6. Stacked image showed moderate condensation. Easy CCD target. Faint tail visible to southwest. Image posted at: http://www.cometskies.com/images/C2006OF2-07122008-0953UT.jpg Astrometry submitted.

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