COMET 15P (Findlay) - PHOTOS AND OBSERVATIONS

Possum Observatory - John Drummond, New Zealand

The following are images I took of it with an SBIG STL11000M CCD and 16" (41cm) Newtonian.

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	Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures: NOTES:	Friday 4.70 July 2008 (UT) 41cm (16") @ f5.2 Meade Newtonian SBIG STL11000M CCD camera 1min - 10 x lum-1x1,5 x rgb, 2x2, -30c North = down, East = right. FOV = ~.6* x .4*. Mag 11-12?

EPHEMERIDES - for NZST (12 hours ahead of UT). Mag very approximate...

P/Finlay (15P)
Date RA declination mag
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6 Jul 2008 5:34:30 03h59m45.56s +20 58' 42.1" 12.8 Tau
7 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h04m02.29s +21 16' 54.3" 12.8 Tau
8 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h08m18.06s +21 34' 33.8" 12.8 Tau
9 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h12m32.82s +21 51' 40.5" 12.9 Tau
10 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h16m46.54s +22 08' 14.5" 12.9 Tau
11 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h20m59.17s +22 24' 16.2" 12.9 Tau
12 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h25m10.69s +22 39' 45.5" 12.9 Tau
13 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h29m21.05s +22 54' 42.9" 13.0 Tau
14 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h33m30.21s +23 09' 08.4" 13.0 Tau
15 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h37m38.15s +23 23' 02.4" 13.0 Tau
16 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h41m44.82s +23 36' 25.2" 13.1 Tau
17 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h45m50.18s +23 49' 17.1" 13.1 Tau
18 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h49m54.22s +24 01' 38.4" 13.1 Tau
19 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h53m56.88s +24 13' 29.6" 13.2 Tau
20 Jul 2008 5:34:30 04h57m58.14s +24 24' 50.9" 13.2 Tau
21 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h01m57.97s +24 35' 42.8" 13.2 Tau
22 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h05m56.34s +24 46' 05.8" 13.2 Tau
23 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h09m53.21s +24 56' 00.2" 13.3 Tau
24 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h13m48.56s +25 05' 26.5" 13.3 Tau
25 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h17m42.35s +25 14' 25.2" 13.3 Tau
26 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h21m34.56s +25 22' 56.7" 13.4 Tau
27 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h25m25.15s +25 31' 01.5" 13.4 Tau
28 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h29m14.11s +25 38' 40.2" 13.5 Tau
29 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h33m01.40s +25 45' 53.3" 13.5 Tau
30 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h36m46.99s +25 52' 41.2" 13.5 Tau
31 Jul 2008 5:34:30 05h40m30.87s +25 59' 04.5" 13.6 Tau
1 Aug 2008 5:34:30 05h44m13.00s +26 05' 03.7" 13.6 Tau
2 Aug 2008 5:34:30 05h47m53.36s +26 10' 39.5" 13.6 Tau
3 Aug 2008 5:34:30 05h51m31.94s +26 15' 52.3" 13.7 Tau
4 Aug 2008 5:34:30 05h55m08.71s +26 20' 42.6" 13.7 Tau
5 Aug 2008 5:34:30 05h58m43.66s +26 25' 11.2" 13.7 Tau
6 Aug 2008 5:34:30 06h02m16.77s +26 29' 18.4" 13.8 Gem
7 Aug 2008 5:34:30 06h05m48.03s +26 33' 04.9" 13.8 Gem
8 Aug 2008 5:34:30 06h09m17.42s +26 36' 31.2" 13.8 Gem
9 Aug 2008 5:34:30 06h12m44.95s +26 39' 37.8" 13.9 Gem
10 Aug 2008 5:34:30 06h16m10.61s +26 42' 25.4" 13.9 Gem
11 Aug 2008 5:34:30 06h19m34.37s +26 44' 54.4" 14.0 Gem