Efrain Morales Rivera
Date: 08/01/2011, 00:24ut
Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, F6.3, CGE mount, ST2000xm Ccd, AO8, CFW9, Astronomik Ir filter. 2x2.7 min.
While Comet Garradd was getting close to the region of m15 (1deg.) it was passing very very close to the spiral Galaxy PGC 67040 (14.2 mag.). Another galaxy is seen at center and behind the comets tail trailing end (USN ID#).