COMET 2004 B1 (LINEAR) - PHOTOS AND OBSERVATIONS. Possum Observatory
Comet 2004 B1 (LINEAR) should be at its brightest on the 11th May 2006 when it may be about magnitude 12. At this stage it will be a t a declination of +07* and have an elongation of 114*.
The following was extracted from GUIDE 8.0 software...
LINEAR (C/2004 B1)
Perihelion distance 1.6019710 AU
Orbital elements:
Eccentricity 1.0013020
Inclination of orbit 114.0975000 degrees
Argument of perihelion 327.8971000 degrees
Long. ascending node 272.8008000 degrees
Date of perihelion JD 2453774.38710 ( 7 Feb 2006 21:17:25)
The following are some images I took of it with a Canon EOS 10D digital SLR. Observations and daily ephemerides lower down.
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Monday 31 October 2005 (UT) 41cm (16") f5.2 Meade Newtonian Canon EOS 10D digital SLR 18 x 3 minute @ 800/3200 ASA Comet is about mag 13-14. NGC 1841 is just ahead of it (mag 12) |
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Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures and ISO: NOTES: |
Monday 31 October 2005 (UT) 41cm (16") f5.2 Meade Newtonian Canon EOS 10D digital SLR 18 x 3 minute @ 800/3200 ASA Comet is about mag 13-14. NGC 1841 is just ahead of it (mag 12) |
My observations of this comet...
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