Hi all Tonight picture. I can see a very faint tail. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3777434931_5d7097b1d5_o.jpg David Cardeñosa MPC J05 Bootes Obs,...
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Dimitry Chestnov
astroched
Aug 2, 2009 10:05 am
light curve (made in Seiichi Yoshida's software Comet for Windows): http://astro.21ball.ru/curves/PK09K010-2009.png...
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francois kugel
fkspect
Aug 2, 2009 11:47 am
Hello Dimitry, Here you can find my last observations : PK09K010 C2009 07 31.84421 12 39 36.40 +00 17 52.4 16.0 N A77 PK09K010 C2009 07...
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sedna_90377
Aug 2, 2009 4:01 pm
Hello, Dimitry. I observed P/2009 K1 by using Rent-a-Scope at Moorook, Australia. My observation is below. PK09K010 C2009 08 02.37748 12 44 45.14 -00 11 45.1...
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Robert McNaught
rmn@...
Aug 3, 2009 9:05 am
Images taken from E12 on Aug 2 and 3 show that this NEO has developed a coma (~20") and has brightened to mag 17.3 T. There is very limited time, just a few...
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sedna_90377
Aug 3, 2009 10:35 am
The orbit of 2009 MB9 looks quite like that of P/2004 X1. I am just now trying to image this comet at site D90 (Moorook). Regards Hidetaka Sato Tokyo Japan...
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Robert McNaught
rmn@...
Aug 3, 2009 10:52 am
... Ha, you are right! Mystery solved, P/2004 X1 = 2009 MB9 !!! Cheers, Rob...
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Maik Meyer
maiki666
Aug 3, 2009 11:11 am
Hi all, ... how could we be that blind...? delta-T is about -2.1 days. Cheers, Maik -- If they give you ruled paper, write the other way. * Juan Ramon Jimenez...
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Dimitry Chestnov
astroched
Aug 3, 2009 11:25 am
I confirm the identity Orbital elements: P/2004 X1 Perihelion 2009 Sep 1.102699 TT = 2:27:53 (JD 2455075.602699) Epoch 2009 Jul 20.0 TT = JDT 2455032.5...
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Bernd Brinkmann
b48doher
Aug 3, 2009 1:49 pm
Hello, after successfully observing the TSE 2009 in Wuzhen (about 150 km SW of Shanghai) I attended the IWCA IV together with Daniel Fischer. Here are some ...
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Dimitry Chestnov
astroched
Aug 4, 2009 10:52 am
Comet C/2008 P1 developed a long tail at heliocentric distance 4 AU. Was there any other comet with such tail so far from the Sun? http://tinyurl.com/nwgh2j...
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David Cardeñosa
dcardenosa
Aug 4, 2009 11:19 am
I also imaged the tail of C/2008P1 on 2009 07 26 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3758407561_e4dbfbd440_o.jpg Is a very long tail. MPC J05 Bootes Obs,...
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Robert McNaught
rmn@...
Aug 5, 2009 1:31 am
Images taken last night (Aug 4) at E12 gave the comet as 16.9T, coma about 30" diameter and *very* diffuse. The total magnitude will probably vary wildly...
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Dimitry Chestnov
astroched
Aug 5, 2009 5:23 am
http://astro.21ball.ru/curves/0222p.html Best regards, Dimitry...
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Dimitry Chestnov
astroched
Aug 9, 2009 10:07 am
... Recently 83P/Russell was recognized by MPC as a lost comet. Now it is designated 83D/Russell. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/lists/PeriodicCodes.html...
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patrik.trncak
Aug 9, 2009 12:20 pm
Dear comet friend, exist some photos or drawings of comet 83P?...
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amar sharma
amar10sharmaa
Aug 9, 2009 8:01 pm
Didn't 19/P Borrelley display such unique features couple months ago? What was the case with 19/P? But that mustn't have been as far as this one is. ... From:...
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Vegas Luna
vegas_luna
Aug 10, 2009 2:38 pm
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia11662.html As Saturn approaches its August 2009 equinox, a shadow is cast by a narrow, vertically...
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Charles Bell
charbell...
Aug 11, 2009 12:07 am
Jane H. Jones from JPL says you need to send questions like these to the Cassini website so that the right person will get the request forwarded to them and...
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Tom Teters
starmon52
Aug 12, 2009 11:35 pm
Something went through the ring. Kewl, huh Check out: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia11662.html Think cosmic !! TomT@... It...
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walcom77
Aug 16, 2009 12:21 pm
Hi All We have just updated the blog with some information and an image of the newly discovered comet C/2009 P1 (GARRADD): http://bit.ly/N1lrK Cheers, E....
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Dave Herald
dave_herald
Aug 17, 2009 5:02 pm
I need to be careful about claiming recovery until the MPC does its thing. However 2 days ago I obtained some images [35cm scope] that seemed to show the...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Aug 17, 2009 5:07 pm
Hi Dave....that would be tremendous if you have recovered this; can you give us an idea about where in relation to predicted you picked it up? Clay _____ Dr....
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Dave Herald
dave_herald
Aug 17, 2009 5:15 pm
The offset from the MPC ephemeris is about -11sec, -1.2' arcmin Dave Herald Canberra, Australia ... From: "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> To:...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Aug 17, 2009 5:27 pm
So actually quite close to predicted, considering the difficulty in recovery? Clay _____ Dr. P. Clay Sherrod Arkansas Sky Observatories MPC H45 - Petit Jean...
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francois kugel
fkspect
Aug 17, 2009 6:57 pm
Hello, I observed it on 2009 Aug 15.93 but just one night : You can find an image here : http://astrosurf.com/obsdauban/pages/cometes.html#54P 0054P...
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Charles Bell
charbell...
Aug 17, 2009 7:42 pm
According to MPEC 2009-P53 : OBSERVATIONS OF COMETS http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K09/K09P53.html 157P/Tritton has been observed in recent days at magnitude...
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Dave Herald
dave_herald
Aug 18, 2009 3:16 am
An MPEC is now available. What I finds curious is that while the position was quite close to prediction (always of concern with a comet!), a large number of...
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Matson, Robert D.
rdotdaneelol...
Aug 18, 2009 5:35 am
Hi Dave, ... Noting the low # of 2002 comet positions from NEAT (608/644) in the MPEC, I submitted 16 positions earlier today from 10/26/2002 to 11/13/2002....
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Dave Herald
dave_herald
Aug 18, 2009 6:45 am
In the MPC Electronic Services section, you can download all past observations of an object that are on their records (at least for somewhat recent years.) For...
