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Owe Dahren´s Comet Page.

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

Comet Hyakutake March 26 1996. Exp 4 min. 55mm  f/1.8.   

 

 

Comets in date order.

 

Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd, October 20, 2011

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Pentax *ist DS 55 mm, f 1.8 exp. 66 sec. December 30, 2007 21.29 CET.

 

Comet 17P/Holmes

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.

 

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.   

 

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.

 31.1.2005. Fov 3x5°. Pentax *ist DS 135 mm f 3.5 90 sec. 7.1.2005  Comet Machholz passing The Pleiades 

 

 

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. 

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'

 

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.

 

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. 

 

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.

 

 

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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