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My name is Mark and I am a member of the Louisville Astronomical Society, in Louisville, KY. (http://louisville-astro.org/curby-dark-site) I've been casually... 		3 Nov 14, 2011
3:27 pm
Greg Crinklaw
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Hi comets report: *********** C/2009 P1 Garradd 2011 Nov 01.07 UT: m1=6.5, Dia=8´, DC=5, Tail: si visible, 15cm Reflector (37x), Salvador Aguirre (Hermosillo,... 		1 Nov 1, 2011
7:19 pm
Dr. S.Aguirre
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Hi Everyone. comet report: C/2009 P1 Garradd. 2011 Oct. 5.08 UT: m1=7.5, Dia=6´, DC=6, Tail: yes visible, 15-cm Reflector (37x), Salvador Aguirre (Hermosillo,... 		1 Oct 5, 2011
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Hi Everyone. comet report: C/2009 P1 Garradd. 2011 September 17.11: m1=7.0, Dia=4/5´, DC=5, Tail: no visible, 15-cm Reflector (37x), Salvador Aguirre... 		1 Sep 21, 2011
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Hi Everyone. comet report: C/2009 P1 Garradd. 2011 September 14.1181: m1=7.0, Dia=4´, DC=5, Tail: no visible, 25cm Reflector (48x), Salvador Aguirre... 		1 Sep 14, 2011
1:25 pm
Dr. S.Aguirre
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I have been learning how to take astrophotos with my Canon T1i DSLR. A few nights ago I imaged comet Garradd with both cooled CCD and DSLR at the same time. ... 		1 Sep 10, 2011
4:58 pm
dennis_persyk
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I got up at 2:30 am to image this comet in early morning twilight from my North-Central Illinois observatory. The best frames were taken at around 3:50. By... 		2 Sep 3, 2011
12:54 am
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Hi, I'm new to the group, and I'm excited to find this place to discuss one of my favorite astronomy topics, comets. I'm a 65-year-old retired reporter who... 		3 Aug 26, 2011
3:26 am
Joe Bauman
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Dear group, Approximately 237 million km away, comet C2009/P1 (Garradd) is approaching earth and should reach perihelion just before Christmas whereas its... 		2 Jul 30, 2011
10:06 am
Michael Boschat
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Can anyone give me a "readers digest" version on how they estimate comet size and magnitude using a telescope visually? Clear skies, James Schultheis Scottdale... 		2 Jul 13, 2011
3:35 am
Dave Adalian
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Oh and the comet 300D(Shansil)the telescope you will need is lens:23x23size:large 100x100where:257east and th magnitude is 12.5. Or more... 		1 Jul 7, 2011
12:50 am
Greg Crinklaw
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This is a test (No text portions are removed)Regards,Sean... 		1 Jul 6, 2011
9:49 pm
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I observed the comet on 12:00 in the morning and saw a dim tail on it.Its magnitude 2.4... 		1 Jul 4, 2011
8:26 pm
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Hi Everyone. comet report: C/2009 P1 Garradd. 2011 June 27.1229 UT: m1=9.4, Dia=3/4´, DC=5/6, Tail: no visible, 25cm Reflector (48x), Salvador Aguirre... 		1 Jun 27, 2011
7:31 pm
Dr. S.Aguirre
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Hi Everyone. comet report: C/2009 P1 Garradd. 2011 May 28.4236 UT: m1=10.0, Dia=2.5´, DC=5, Tail: no visible, 25cm Reflector (48x), Salvador Aguirre... 		2 Jun 4, 2011
6:37 pm
Dr. S.Aguirre
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Comet C/2010 G2 (Hill) in Camelopards is currently about magnitude 14 and getting brighter. I imaged it last night under mag 5 skies and it was a real... 		1 May 27, 2011
6:48 pm
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Hi Everyone. comets report: *********** C/2011 C1 McNaught: 2011 May 10.4722 UT: m1=9.5, Dia=3´, DC=4, Tail: no visible, 25cm Reflector (48x), Salvador... 		1 May 11, 2011
3:11 pm
Dr. S.Aguirre
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Hi Everyone. C/2011 C1 McNaught: (Vis.) 2011 April 8.4583 UT: m1=9.0, Dia=8´, DC=5, Tail: no visible, 25cm Reflector (48x), Salvador Aguirre (Hermosillo,... 		1 Apr 9, 2011
1:21 pm
Dr. S.Aguirre
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SUNDIVING COMET STORM: 2010 ended with an unprecedented flurry of small comets diving into the Sun. Researchers say this could herald a much larger comet still... 		1 Jan 15, 2011
9:56 am
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Amateur astronomer (and comet discoverer) Leonid Elenin lives near Moscow and is an accomplished optician who likes to observe asteroids and variable stars. ... 		1 Jan 3, 2011
8:39 pm
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Hello Astronomers!!   Today at 2:15am I observed comet Hartley in the rich field of M47 and M46 using my 10x50 Binos. The whole report is on my blog..     ... 		1 Nov 30, 2010
6:33 am
rahul zota
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Observed comet C/2010V1 Ikeya-Murakami with 12.5" scope this morning! About 15° above the eastern horizon as twilight began. Saturn being so close by made it... 		2 Nov 7, 2010
11:52 am
rahul zota
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Two observers in Japan have independently discovered an 8th-magnitude comet, low in the eastern sky just before dawn. Kaoru Ikeya spotted the comet with his ... 		1 Nov 5, 2010
8:00 pm
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The best thing about comet Hartley is/was its all night visibility. Anyway, I did make a movie - http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/5073133251/ ... and a... 		2 Oct 28, 2010
3:53 am
Patrick Wiggins
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the CometChasing group. File : /comet... 		14 Oct 17, 2010
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103P/Hartley. 2010 Oct. 10.195UT: m1=6.0, Dia=18´, DC=4´, Cola: no visible, 15cm SCT(37x), Salvador Aguirre (Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico) salvador aguirre ... 		1 Oct 10, 2010
6:04 pm
Dr. S.Aguirre
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Morning all: Finally from light polluted Halifax! saw Hartley!! I woke at 3:30am saw it was clear dragged myself out onto my apt balcony with my 15x70's leaned... 		1 Oct 9, 2010
10:33 am
Michael Boschat
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I was at a "local" dark sites on Friday night with two friends and observed the comet through an 8x50 finder scope, 8x42 and 10x50 Celestron binoculars, a 6" ... 		2 Oct 5, 2010
11:46 pm
Chris Holt
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13 image animation of 103P: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3852 Clear skies, patrick... 		2 Oct 4, 2010
7:07 am
tobomo
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Comet 103P Hartley 2 in Cassiopeia is currently at magnitude 7.6 and brightening rapidly. It makes an easy and attractive imaging target, especially in... 		1 Oct 4, 2010
1:40 am
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