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Comet Images (2012) This page summarises observations and images of comets in 2012
Bullet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) (2011 - Mar 2012)
Bullet C/2012 K5 (LINEAR) (Oct)
Bullet C/2012 J1 (Catalina) (Oct)
Bullet 168P/Hergenrother - Comet
Bullet C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)  - Comet
Bullet 260/P McNaught - Comet

C/2009 P1 (Garradd) - Comet

C/2009 P1 (Garradd)  
(moving through starfield in Ursa Major)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-03-26 21:59 h UT  (#507042-46)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

C/2009 P1 (Garradd) - detail

Image
False Colour CCD Image (50% size)
Square root scaling, Inverse Spectrum colour bar
Image details as above

 

See also earlier images of C/2009 P1 (Garradd) from 2011

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Comet C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)

C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)   

 

168P/Hergenrother - 2012-11-04
(moving through starfield in Andromeda)
Image Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-04 19:37  hUT (#521033-37)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)   - 2012-11-02
 (moving through starfield in Bootes, passing by spiral galaxy PGC 91359)
Image Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
5  x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-02 19:10 hUT (#520037-41)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)  - 2012-11-01
(moving through starfield in Bootes)
Image Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
5  x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-01 20:12 hUT (#519018-22)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)  - 2012-10-21
(moving through starfield in Bootes)
Image Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
5  x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-10-21 22:40 hUT (#517085-89)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

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C/2012 J1 (Catalina) - Comet

C/2012 J1 (Catalina) 
(moving through starfield in Andromeda)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
9  x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-01 21:10 hUT (#519102-11)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

C/2012 J1 (Catalina) - earlier image (2012-10-21)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
3  x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-10-21 22:05 hUT (#517156-58)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

C/2012 J1 (Catalina) - detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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Comet 168P/Hergenrother

168P/Hergenrother
 

168P/Hergenrother - 2012-11-08
(moving through starfield in Andromeda)
Image Image
CCD Image (50% size)
6 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-08 20:22 hUT (#523108-15)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

168P/Hergenrother - 2012-11-04
(moving through starfield in Andromeda)
Image Image
CCD Image (50% size)
9 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-04 20:127 hUT (#521058-66)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

168P/Hergenrother - 2012-11-02
(moving through starfield in Andromeda)
Image Image
CCD Image (50% size)
7 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-02 19:16 hUT (#520044-50)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

168P/Hergenrother - 2012-11-01
(moving through starfield in Andromeda)
Image Image
CCD Image (50% size)
6  x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-01 20:19 hUT (#519025-32)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

168P/Hergenrother  - earlier image (2012-10-29)
(moving through starfield in Andromeda)
Image Image
CCD Image (50% size)
6  x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-10-29 19:19 hUT (#518017-28)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

Animation showing motion of comet 168P/Hergenrother over a 5 hour period
(moving through starfield in Andromeda)

Image

CCD Image (cropped)
7 x 30s (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
Frame 1:  2012-11-02 19:16 hUT (#520044-50)
Frame 2:  2012-11-03 00:32 hUT (#520503-09)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)  - Comet

C/2010 S1 (LINEAR) 
(moving through starfield in Cygnus)
Image Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
8  x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-02 22:47 hUT (#520320-34)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME		 False Colour CCD Image / Inverse Spectrum
(100% size, square root scaling, cropped)
Image details as left

 

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