• File: C/2009 R1 (McNaught) - June11, 2010

    by Efrain Morales Rivera Date: 06/11/10, 08:57ut Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, F6.3, ST2000XM, AO8, CFW9, Astronomik Luminance only filter. 1x4min,15sec.
  • File: C/2009 R1 (McNaught) in Andromeda

    by Anthony Ayiomamitis Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) illustrated above while passing through the constellation of Andromenda and within the immediate vicinity of the edge-on galaxy NGC 891 was discovered on Sept 9, 2009 by Siding Spring Observatory astronomer Robert McNaught in five plates and was estimated...
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2

    by Marco STRA Date/Time: 09/29/2010 - 23:07 - Aosta Valley (Italy) Image of Comet 103P/Hartley2, Meade 80mm APO (f/6) with CCD Meade DSI PRO, Stack of 14 Frames x 15sec.
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2

    by Robert Vohlidka Imaged 10-2-2010, long Island New York. Camera Canon 40D Hutech Mod with light pollution filter and Williams Optics Flat Field Focal Reducer x0.8. Telescope Orion 80EDT CF piggyback on Meade LX200 GPS 8", and Orion StarShoot Autoguider with x0.5 focal reducer, and PhD Guiding...
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2

    Comet Hartley seen from Renton, WA. September 30, 2010 between about 10 and 10:45pm (pdt) Scope: 12" LX200 Classic f/6.3 reducer Camera: Canon 350D (modified), ISO 800, 11 images x 20 minutes. Guiding: Orion 80ED piggyback on LX200 with Starshoot autoguider and PHD guider.
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley

    by Jon Talbot Comet 103P/Hartley moving through Perseus the early morning hours of 11 Oct around 2am Central time. Taken with a Stellarvue SVR130 and STL 11K camera. (10) 90sec exposures through RGB filters. Total exposure time 45min.
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 with 5-inch scope - Nucleus

    by John Chumack Yellow Springs, Ohio USA 10-16-2010 Comet P/103 Hartley 2 - 5inch scope- Nucleus 1 hour tracking on the Comets Nucleus, Canon rebel Xsi, ISO 800, + 5" scope.
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 with 16-inch scope #1

    by John Chumack Yellow Springs, Ohio USA 10-16-2010 Comet P/103 Hartley 2 - 16inch scope 15 min tracking on the stars , QHY8 CCD & Homemade 16" Newt..
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 with 16-inch scope - Comet's Nucleus

    by John Chumack Yellow Springs, Ohio USA 10-16-2010 Comet P/103 Hartley 2 - 16inch scope - Comet's Nucleus 20 min tracking on the Comet's Nucleus , QHY8 CCD & Homemade 16" Newt..
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2

    Comet Hartley/2 on three consecutive nights in October after passing the double cluster. The bright star in the center photo is Eta-Persei (Miriam) which is about 1330 light years from Earth. Processed in Nebulosity and Photofiltre. Each frame is a series of 28-second exposures with Dark and Flat...
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2

    Comet 103P/Hartley 2, 11 Oct.2010 around 6.30pm UTC. Taken with a Sky-Watcher ED80 (f/7.5 600mm) and Olympus E-620 camera. Stacked set of 20s images.
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 (wide field)

    A wide field photo of comet 103P/Hartley 2, 11 Oct.2010 around 8.00pm UTC. Relatively long time (300s), piggy back guided exposure, taken with an Olympus E-620 and 146mm lens (f/4.6).
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2

    by James Ventling 23:00 Oct 17, 2010 A series of single video frames, each 28 seconds integration, span of 12 minutes. C11 alt-az on wedge, Mallincam video camera. John Bryan State Park, Yellow Springs, OH Here is an animation I made by putting together a few single frames. It spans about...
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2

    by James Ventling 23:00 Oct 17, 2010 A series of single video frames, each 28 seconds integration, span of 12 minutes. C11 alt-az on wedge, Mallincam video camera. John Bryan State Park, Yellow Springs, OH The GIF animation I tried to submit would not play on the gallery, so here is...
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 Sneaks by NGC 869 & 884

    Photo by Dave Lassiter. Canon EOS T1i & AF 300mm zoom lens @ 300mm. F 5.6 ISO 1600. Two one minute exposures. Camera riding an LX 200 telescope.
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley

    by Erika Rix Date: October 10, 2010 0441 - 0537UT Location: PCW Memorial Observatory, Zanesville, Ohio Equipment: 16-inch Zhumell, 13mm TV Ethos eyepiece at a magnification of 138x
  • File: C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - FEB 20, 2009

    Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) presented observers with a stunning display early in 2009. The geometry of its orbit placed the slender dust and ion tails on separate sides of the coma prior to opposition. After finishing some photography and allowing my dark adaptation to build up, I moved to a visual observation...
  • File: Comet 103P/Hartley

    This photo was taken October, 07, 2010 in village Khlepcha near Kiev, Ukraine. Equipment: Telescope SW 25012P 1200 mm f/5, SW EQ6Pro, camera Orion StarShoot Pro V2.0 Deep Space Color CCD, guidecamera Orion SSAG on lens of Tair-3 30x150 seconds.
  • File: C/2009 P1 (Garradd)

    by Petr Michalik Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd 6/7/2011 July 0h56m-1h30m from place near Prague, Czech Republic The estimated magnitude is about 9. On image is faintly visible double tail. Equipment: Camera Atik16IC with 600mm SW 80ED on HEQ-5 mount, 24 x 60s exp. composed on comet.
  • File: A Tale of Two Tails?

    We observed Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd on March 23, 2012, for approximately 1 hour, using a 20-inch F/5 telescope at 195X (13mm Ethos). This drawing is a composite of two overlapped sketches, one of green-grey luminosity, another of a dark red background that was observed. The sketches were scanned with...
  • File: C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

    First pictures of comet C/2011 L4 (Panstarrs) from Batatais / SP / Brazil
  • File: 2013 March 12 - C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

    Close-up, cropped image of PANSTARRS from Lake Buchanan, Burnet, Texas.
  • File: 2013 March 12 - C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) and 1.26-day old Moon

    Combination of eyepiece view and unaided eye view. Sketch media: black Strathmore Artagain paper, Conte' crayons, white color pencil.
  • File: Barely seen

    We had to move 60 km away from the city and from the clouds... we didnt see it with naked eye. Canon 7D ISO 160 80 mm f/5.0 6 and a shutter release.
  • File: C/2011 L4 (Panstarrs)

    Observer: Amateur Astronomer Association of Nagykanizsa Location : Becsehely - Hungary - Canis Minor Observatory E-mail : info@nae.hu Date: 2013.03.16 Time (UT): 18:05 Telescope: Meade LX200 GPS 16", 406/4000 Camera: Canon Eos 600D ISO 1600, 15s,30s Progrmas: DeepSKy Stacker, Photoshop