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COMET LINEAR (C/2007G1) - 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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Friday 25.37-41 July 2008 (UT)

41cm (16") @ f5.2 Meade Newtonian

SBIG STL11000M CCD camera

1min - 20 x lum - 1x1,5 x rgb, 2x2, -30c

North = up, East = left. FOV = ~12'x 12'. Mag 11-12?

 

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

LINEAR (C/2007 G1)
Date RA declination mag Elong
---- -- ----------- --- -----
25 Jul 2008 21:28:38 15h44m28.82s -31 59' 37.4" 11.9 117.8 Lup
27 Jul 2008 21:28:38 15h41m46.38s -32 24' 05.0" 11.9 115.4 Lup
29 Jul 2008 21:28:38 15h39m12.61s -32 48' 02.5" 11.9 113.0 Lup
31 Jul 2008 21:28:38 15h36m47.57s -33 11' 32.4" 12.0 110.7 Lup
2 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h34m31.30s -33 34' 37.2" 12.0 108.5 Lup
4 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h32m23.78s -33 57' 19.4" 12.0 106.3 Lup
6 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h30m24.94s -34 19' 41.3" 12.0 104.1 Lup
8 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h28m34.70s -34 41' 45.3" 12.0 101.9 Lup
10 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h26m52.95s -35 03' 33.6" 12.0 99.8 Lup
12 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h25m19.54s -35 25' 08.3" 12.0 97.7 Lup
14 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h23m54.34s -35 46' 31.5" 12.0 95.7 Lup
16 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h22m37.19s -36 07' 45.2" 12.0 93.7 Lup
18 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h21m27.94s -36 28' 51.1" 12.1 91.7 Lup
20 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h20m26.43s -36 49' 51.0" 12.1 89.8 Lup
22 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h19m32.50s -37 10' 46.6" 12.1 87.9 Lup
24 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h18m46.01s -37 31' 39.6" 12.1 86.0 Lup
26 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h18m06.81s -37 52' 31.5" 12.1 84.1 Lup
28 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h17m34.74s -38 13' 23.7" 12.1 82.3 Lup
30 Aug 2008 21:28:38 15h17m09.66s -38 34' 17.8" 12.1 80.5 Lup
1 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h16m51.39s -38 55' 15.1" 12.1 78.8 Lup
3 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h16m39.76s -39 16' 16.6" 12.1 77.1 Lup
5 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h16m34.60s -39 37' 23.6" 12.2 75.4 Lup
7 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h16m35.73s -39 58' 37.0" 12.2 73.7 Lup
9 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h16m43.00s -40 19' 57.7" 12.2 72.1 Lup
11 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h16m56.23s -40 41' 26.6" 12.2 70.5 Lup
13 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h17m15.29s -41 03' 04.4" 12.2 68.9 Lup
15 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h17m40.04s -41 24' 51.8" 12.2 67.3 Lup
17 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h18m10.35s -41 46' 49.5" 12.2 65.8 Lup
19 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h18m46.12s -42 08' 58.2" 12.2 64.3 Lup
21 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h19m27.24s -42 31' 18.6" 12.2 62.8 Lup
23 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h20m13.64s -42 53' 51.2" 12.2 61.4 Lup
25 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h21m05.23s -43 16' 36.8" 12.2 60.0 Lup
27 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h22m01.92s -43 39' 36.0" 12.3 58.6 Lup
29 Sep 2008 21:28:38 15h23m03.63s -44 02' 49.3" 12.3 57.3 Lup
1 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h24m10.26s -44 26' 17.3" 12.3 56.0 Lup
3 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h25m21.74s -44 50' 00.3" 12.3 54.7 Lup
5 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h26m37.98s -45 13' 58.8" 12.3 53.4 Lup
7 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h27m58.92s -45 38' 13.2" 12.3 52.2 Lup
9 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h29m24.49s -46 02' 43.8" 12.3 51.0 Lup
11 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h30m54.65s -46 27' 30.8" 12.3 49.9 Lup
13 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h32m29.36s -46 52' 34.7" 12.3 48.7 Lup
15 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h34m08.60s -47 17' 55.6" 12.3 47.7 Lup
17 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h35m52.37s -47 43' 33.9" 12.3 46.6 Lup
19 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h37m40.67s -48 09' 29.9" 12.3 45.6 Lup
21 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h39m33.55s -48 35' 44.0" 12.3 44.7 Nor
23 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h41m31.00s -49 02' 16.4" 12.3 43.8 Nor
25 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h43m33.06s -49 29' 07.7" 12.3 42.9 Nor
27 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h45m39.76s -49 56' 18.0" 12.3 42.1 Nor
29 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h47m51.12s -50 23' 47.8" 12.3 41.3 Nor
31 Oct 2008 21:28:38 15h50m07.17s -50 51' 37.1" 12.3 40.6 Nor