Hi at all, reducing an image of the 46P http://comete.uai.it/46p/46P_080129afrho.jpg I have noticed a small "whisker" contrary to the tail, visible also on the...
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Mike Mattei
micmattei
Feb 2, 2008 6:12 pm
Charles Morris has giving me his permission to send this to all comet groups, please read this notice. If I have missed any groups please pass this on. It is...
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Mike Mattei
micmattei
Feb 2, 2008 6:19 pm
Charles Morris has giving me his permission to send this to all comet groups, please read this notice. If I have missed any groups please pass this on. It is...
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jinzhao_318
Feb 2, 2008 7:10 pm
Dear colleagues: C42 Xingming Observation Nova Survey may find a 12 mag new comet, the first iamge back from 30th.Jan Now It needs your help to confirm it. The...
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Reiner M. Stoss
rms1kpde
Feb 2, 2008 8:08 pm
Hi, ... If there are already images from Jan. 30, and you have posted astrometry from Feb. 2, then it seems confirmed on a second night already. I am however...
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Jose Carvajal
jcarvajal_ma...
Feb 2, 2008 8:10 pm
Hi All. Please find below another Charles Morris email address to be used in case of the main one does not work. For me, is a big lost to have Charles' site ...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Feb 2, 2008 8:13 pm
Note that we have offered the total access with no restrictions for Charles to continue the Comet Observations Home Page via a piggyback link from the Arkansas...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Feb 2, 2008 8:14 pm
I only wish that our astrometry here in Arkansas was so tidy and neatly packaged. Clay ... Dr. P. Clay Sherrod Arkansas Sky Observatories Harvard MPC/ H43...
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jinzhao_318
Feb 2, 2008 8:18 pm
Hi Reiner: Thanks for your reply. Below is the observations between Jan.30-Feb.2nd We measured the data Feb.2nd at first, Because before Feb.2nd we only have...
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Maciej Reszelski
macres78
Feb 2, 2008 8:29 pm
I'm on this field right now (based NEOCP). I'll try check this. Best regards, Maciej...
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Maciej Reszelski
macres78
Feb 2, 2008 8:37 pm
Very brief -between clouds I made for now 2 images (one slight trailed) and found diffuse object on this field moving fast toward correct direction....
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jinzhao_318
Feb 2, 2008 8:58 pm
Thanks Maciej, It seems J87 also confirmed this fuzzy boy! J87 La Canada. Observer J. Lacruz. 0.40-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD Regards Jin Beize ... trailed)...
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Juan Lacruz
juan_lacruz
Feb 2, 2008 9:10 pm
... Yes I did, congrats! Please have a look at the weird morphology of this body : http://asteroblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/neocp-object-xm08aa-confirmation.html...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Feb 2, 2008 9:25 pm
Excellent....yes, please provide some astrometry ASAP.... Clay ... Dr. P. Clay Sherrod Arkansas Sky Observatories Harvard MPC/ H43 (Conway) Harvard MPC/ H41...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Feb 2, 2008 9:31 pm
Excellent work Juan; the morphology is indeed very odd and it appears that you were in part tracking on the comet; is it possible that part of the elongation...
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jinzhao_318
Feb 2, 2008 9:37 pm
Thanks Juan, A good job! We are excited to see what will be going on... Regards Jin Beize ... confirmation.html...
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Maciej Reszelski
macres78
Feb 2, 2008 9:39 pm
Below my link. Image captured between Cloud: http://www.macres.pl/test2/new.html and first astrometry: COD B30 OBS M. Reszelski MEA M. Reszelski TEL 0.20-m...
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Reiner M. Stoss
rms1kpde
Feb 2, 2008 9:45 pm
... Well done, folks, and congrats to the happy discoverer(s)! The reported magnitude of 12 by the discoverer seems to suggest that a (fast) wide-field photo...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Feb 2, 2008 10:04 pm
Thanks for this Maciej.... Can you please indicate how far off your measured positions were from predicted when these were obtained? I have a very narrow...
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Maciej Reszelski
macres78
Feb 2, 2008 10:15 pm
Well Clay, I don't have any tools which interpolate NEOCP positions and my astrometry but I could say that on my scope (24x16' field) is on about 1/3 way off...
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Maciej Reszelski
macres78
Feb 2, 2008 10:21 pm
Try this one: http://www.macres.pl/gallery/new/slides/new-07X.html Regards, Maciej...
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Juan Lacruz
juan_lacruz
Feb 2, 2008 10:23 pm
Please disregard my observation on the elomgated shape of the false nucleus, I was stacking on the wrong PA, shame on me :-) The pictures in my blog have been...
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Luca Buzzi
buzzi_luca
Feb 2, 2008 11:03 pm
Hi all, here is my image: http://www.astrogeo.va.it/astronom/asteroidi/XM08AA_20080202.jpg Regards, Luca # 204 ... Da: comets-ml@yahoogroups.com...
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Luca Buzzi
buzzi_luca
Feb 2, 2008 11:29 pm
Hi all, here is my image: http://www.astrogeo.va.it/astronom/asteroidi/XM08AA_20080202.jpg Regards, Luca # 204 ... Da: comets-ml@yahoogroups.com...
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Luca Buzzi
buzzi_luca
Feb 2, 2008 11:37 pm
Hi Juan, for me the comet is normal. I think that your stack is affected by an error in PA due to the first ephemerides posted on the NEOCP. If you try to...
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tricks46
Feb 3, 2008 12:53 am
Hello. I have a clear sky for a short period. Can you give a predicted position for 03:00ut 02032008 which would be my local time of 07:00pm cst? I have a...
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john@...
johnlmenke
Feb 3, 2008 1:25 am
I've been tracking the comet for over an hour here in Maryland through skies that are poor, but infinitely better than they have been! Position at 8:15pmEST...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Feb 3, 2008 1:47 am
Our astrometry of the comet (very close to the NEOCP) is as follows: Comet is 22 arc seconds across, with stellar (8/9) nucleus, m2 = 16.4, 10 obs.; very ...
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Dave Herald
dave_herald
Feb 3, 2008 2:19 am
I've done a solution from the positions reported on this group. There are some problems with the positions from C42 - and I've excluded all but the Jan 30...
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tricks46
Feb 3, 2008 3:09 am
Hello. Have been cleaning equipment so exact cordinates are not known. This ia a two frame image. Only darks applied. croped from original. Times are...
