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This group is for observers and anyone else interested in comets. This includes discussion about visual, photographic and CCD observing as well as about astrometric, orbital, photometric, hunting or historical aspects. Observations have to be posted at our parallel list CometObs, images at our parallel list Comet-Images.

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Re: 144P at 10.0 mag?
Hi everyone, I observed this comet this evening, and frankly didn't see it as large or as bright as some have. (A bit windy tonight, so there may have been
Posted - Tue Dec 2, 2008 4:32 am
 Alan Hale
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Re: 144P at 10.0 mag?
Hi all, the telescope used in question was a 14" SCT @ f/11. The coma was quite large, using the VSS method the comparison star was the best fit at the time.
Posted - Mon Dec 1, 2008 11:05 pm
 Mr Wyatt
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Re: 144P at 10.0 mag?
Hi all comet observers! My observations of 144P: 0144P C2008 11 17.13348 03 24 23.93 +20 40 30.6 14.7 N H10 0144P C2008 11
Posted - Mon Dec 1, 2008 7:42 pm
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Re: 144P at 10.0 mag?
Hi Maik, I should have chimed in earlier with my observation of 144P. Last week I used a Swan band filter on 144P, and from a dark site with my 37-cm
Posted - Mon Dec 1, 2008 6:26 pm
 Bob King
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Re: 144P at 10.0 mag?
Hi Maik, we also observed this comet on Nov. 27. 144P was big and diffuse but not so bright. It is true the instrument was a 20" Dobsonian. For the question
Posted - Mon Dec 1, 2008 11:38 am
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2008 176 166 98 94 134 66 100 161 203 113 79 7
2007 635 98 143 164 153 98 154 70 103 491 345 99
2006 177 193 89 442 271 60 134 126 141 239 137 124
2005 74 43 57 50 119 194 173 93 64 163 64 40
2004 98 117 85 257 195 52 54 115 193 65 147 140
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