Click here to see a list of my 433 comet observations from 1987 to 2010.
Comet Hale Bopp 1997

Comet Hale Bopp March 29 1997, 21.00 CET. Exp. 6 min. 135 mm f/3,5.
Comet Hyakutake 1996
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| Comet Hyakutake March 26 1996. Exp 4 min. 55mm f/1.8. |
Comets in date order.
Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd, October 20, 2011
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Canon 500D 55/250 at 200 mm, f/5,6 ISO 800. 3 x 1 min. stacked exp. FOV 2 x 1.3°. |
Comet 103P/Hartley, October 14, 2010
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| Canon 500D 55/250 at 250 mm, f/5,6 ISO 1600. 6 x 2 min. stacked exp. FOV 3 x 2°. NGC 1528 lower left. |
Comet 103P/Hartley, October 10 , 2010
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| Canon 500D 55/250 at 250 mm, f/5,6 ISO 800. 10 x 30 sec. stacked exposures. FOV 3 x 2°. |
Comet 103P/Hartley
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| September 30, 2010. Canon 500D 55/250 at 250 mm, f/5,6 ISO 800. 3 x 60 sec. stacked exposures. FOV 3x4°. Alfa Cassiopeai to the left. |
October 9, 2010. Canon 500D 55/250 at 250 mm, f/5,6 ISO 800. 7 x 30 sec. stacked exposures. FOV 5.3 x 3.6°. |
Comet 103P/Hartley, September 7, 2010.
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| Canon 500D 55/250 at 135 mm, f/5,0 ISO 800. 9 x 30 sec. stacked exposures. FOV 1,5x2,0° |
Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin.
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Comet Lulin on February 27 2009 23.40 CET. Mag. approx 5. Pentax *ist DS, 135 mm, f :3.5 exp. 120 sec. Fov 4*3°. Regulus 40' above. |
Comets Holmes and Tuttle in the same image.
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Pentax *ist DS 55 mm, f 1.8 exp. 66 sec. December 30, 2007 21.29 CET. |
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Comet Holmes' movement between October 24 and December 30, 2007. Pentax *ist DS 135 mm, f 3.5 exp. 30 sec. Fov 6 x 9°. The surface brightness of the comet has decreased considerably in december. |
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Comet Holmes on November 11, 2007, 21.51 CET. Pentax *ist DS, 400 mm, f 6.3 exp. 74 sec. Fov 1.5 x 1°. |
Comet Holmes on November 3, 2007, 23.20 CET. Pentax *ist DS, 400 mm, f 6.3 exp. 67 sec. Fov 1.5 x 1°. Faintest stars: mag. 12. |
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Comet Holmes, mag 2.5 on October 24, 2007, 23.38 CEST. No visible tail or coma. Pentax *ist DS 135 mm, f 3,5 exp. 3 sec..Fov 6.5 x 10°. |
Comet 2004 Q2 Machholz.
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| 31.1.2005. Fov 3x5°. Pentax *ist DS 135 mm f 3.5 90 sec. | 7.1.2005 Comet Machholz passing The Pleiades |
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| Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT), May 12, 2004. 13 ° above the horizon in a bright summer sky. Mag 3.5 Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 4 sec, no tracking. FOV 2°. |
Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) , May 15, 2004. The comet was close to M44. Mag 3.5 Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 4 sec, no tracking. |
Comet C/2004 Q2 Machholz, Dec 20, 2004. Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 16 sec, tracking. |
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Comet C/2002 T7 LINEAR, Feb 23, 2004. Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 16 sec, tracking. Mag 8. Field 1.5°. Close to SAO 91754 |
Comet C/2002 Y1 Juels Holvorcem, moving 20 arcminutes between 19.10 and 22.45 CET on Feb 21, 2003. Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 5 sec, no tracking. Field of view 2°40' | |
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Comet 2002 V1 Neat January 31, 2003. Mag 6. Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 16 sec, tracking. |
Comet 2002 V1 Neat February 9, 2003. Mag 5,5. Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 4 sec, no tracking. |
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Comet Kudo-Fujikawa December 23, 2002. Mag 7. Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon, 4 sec. 4 sec, no tracking. |
Comet Hönig August 31, 2002. Mag 8,5. Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon, 16 sec, no tracking. |
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Comet Utsunomiya April 24, 2002 Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 4 sec, no tracking. |
Comet Swan September 1, 2002. Mag 7,5. Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 4 sec, no tracking. |
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Comet Ikeya Zhang and Andromeda, April 5, 2002. Mag 3.5 Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 16 sec, tracking. |
Comet Ikeya Zhang March 23, 2002. Mag 4 Olympus C2040Z and Fujinon 10x70, 16 sec, tracking. |
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