Comet Garradd (C/2008P1) - 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.

See also: MPEC P66: COMET C/2008 P1 (GARRADD) [28805-2009/03-S1]

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	Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures: NOTES:	Thursday 14.33522 - 39677 August 2008 (UT) 41cm (16") @ f5.2 Meade Newtonian SBIG STL11000M CCD camera 10 x 2min (clear filter), -30c North = down, East = right. FOV = 15' x 15'. Mag 16.5?

EPHEMERIDES - for NZST (12 hours ahead of UT). Very approximate at this earlt stage...

Garradd (C/2008 P1)
Date RA declination mag Elong
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14 Aug 2008 22:17:47 00h25m21.97s -46 58' 14.5" 16.6 132.1 Phe
24 Aug 2008 22:17:47 00h15m16.91s -47 14' 36.5" 16.5 135.6 Phe
3 Sep 2008 22:17:47 00h03m25.94s -47 14' 39.5" 16.4 137.2 Phe
13 Sep 2008 22:17:47 23h50m30.78s -46 53' 20.2" 16.3 136.4 Phe
23 Sep 2008 22:17:47 23h37m23.92s -46 07' 43.5" 16.3 133.3 Phe
3 Oct 2008 22:17:47 23h24m59.36s -44 57' 12.8" 16.2 128.2 Gru
13 Oct 2008 22:17:47 23h14m04.95s -43 23' 36.9" 16.2 121.8 Gru
23 Oct 2008 22:17:47 23h05m12.40s -41 30' 43.1" 16.2 114.4 Gru
2 Nov 2008 22:17:47 22h58m37.56s -39 22' 54.3" 16.2 106.5 Gru
12 Nov 2008 22:17:47 22h54m23.02s -37 04' 39.6" 16.2 98.4 Gru
22 Nov 2008 22:17:47 22h52m20.39s -34 39' 54.8" 16.2 90.1 PsA
2 Dec 2008 22:17:47 22h52m17.08s -32 11' 34.5" 16.2 81.8 PsA
12 Dec 2008 22:17:47 22h53m57.92s -29 41' 52.3" 16.2 73.6 PsA
22 Dec 2008 22:17:47 22h57m06.87s -27 12' 14.8" 16.2 65.5 PsA
1 Jan 2009 22:17:47 23h01m29.96s -24 43' 29.3" 16.2 57.5 Aqr
11 Jan 2009 22:17:47 23h06m53.81s -22 16' 07.2" 16.2 49.6 Aqr
21 Jan 2009 22:17:47 23h13m06.56s -19 50' 18.3" 16.2 41.9 Aqr
31 Jan 2009 22:17:47 23h19m58.64s -17 25' 59.7" 16.2 34.3 Aqr
10 Feb 2009 22:17:47 23h27m20.84s -15 03' 09.1" 16.2 26.9 Aqr
20 Feb 2009 22:17:47 23h35m05.54s -12 41' 33.9" 16.2 19.6 Aqr
2 Mar 2009 22:17:47 23h43m06.38s -10 21' 00.1" 16.2 12.8 Aqr
12 Mar 2009 22:17:47 23h51m16.86s -08 01' 17.4" 16.2 7.1 Aqr
22 Mar 2009 22:17:47 23h59m31.73s -05 42' 07.6" 16.1 6.7 Psc
1 Apr 2009 22:17:47 00h07m46.00s -03 23' 14.4" 16.1 11.9 Psc
11 Apr 2009 22:17:47 00h15m54.18s -01 04' 22.8" 16.0 18.5 Psc
21 Apr 2009 22:17:47 00h23m51.60s +01 14' 50.1" 16.0 25.4 Psc
1 May 2009 22:17:47 00h31m32.86s +03 34' 44.7" 15.9 32.4 Psc
11 May 2009 22:17:47 00h38m51.80s +05 55' 42.6" 15.9 39.5 Psc
21 May 2009 22:17:47 00h45m42.42s +08 18' 13.0" 15.8 46.7 Psc
31 May 2009 22:17:47 00h51m56.94s +10 42' 40.6" 15.7 54.0 Psc
10 Jun 2009 22:17:47 00h57m26.51s +13 09' 31.2" 15.6 61.4 Psc
20 Jun 2009 22:17:47 01h02m01.39s +15 39' 11.8" 15.6 69.0 Psc
30 Jun 2009 22:17:47 01h05m29.01s +18 11' 54.8" 15.5 76.8 Psc
10 Jul 2009 22:17:47 01h07m35.57s +20 47' 40.7" 15.4 84.7 Psc
20 Jul 2009 22:17:47 01h08m05.54s +23 26' 05.3" 15.3 92.8 Psc
30 Jul 2009 22:17:47 01h06m40.92s +26 05' 55.3" 15.2 101.2 Psc
9 Aug 2009 22:17:47 01h03m05.01s +28 45' 02.8" 15.1 109.6 Psc
19 Aug 2009 22:17:47 00h57m03.08s +31 20' 04.1" 15.1 118.0 Psc
29 Aug 2009 22:17:47 00h48m26.74s +33 46' 04.1" 15.0 126.1 And
8 Sep 2009 22:17:47 00h37m22.01s +35 57' 13.5" 15.0 133.4 And
18 Sep 2009 22:17:47 00h24m11.83s +37 47' 28.3" 15.0 139.3 And
28 Sep 2009 22:17:47 00h09m41.02s +39 11' 52.1" 15.0 142.8 And
8 Oct 2009 22:17:47 23h54m52.18s +40 08' 30.8" 15.0 143.2 And
18 Oct 2009 22:17:47 23h40m51.71s +40 38' 55.1" 15.1 140.4 And
28 Oct 2009 22:17:47 23h28m39.48s +40 47' 58.3" 15.2 135.2 And
7 Nov 2009 22:17:47 23h18m55.88s +40 42' 44.1" 15.3 128.5 And
17 Nov 2009 22:17:47 23h11m59.42s +40 30' 24.1" 15.4 121.2 And
27 Nov 2009 22:17:47 23h07m52.54s +40 17' 34.2" 15.5 113.7 And
7 Dec 2009 22:17:47 23h06m24.37s +40 09' 22.1" 15.6 106.2 And
17 Dec 2009 22:17:47 23h07m18.72s +40 09' 13.1" 15.8 98.9 And
27 Dec 2009 22:17:47 23h10m18.09s +40 19' 27.1" 15.9 91.9 And
6 Jan 2010 22:17:47 23h15m04.11s +40 41' 11.3" 16.0 85.2 And
16 Jan 2010 22:17:47 23h21m21.31s +41 14' 46.1" 16.1 78.8 And
26 Jan 2010 22:17:47 23h28m56.20s +42 00' 11.0" 16.3 72.9 And
5 Feb 2010 22:17:47 23h37m36.68s +42 56' 53.4" 16.4 67.3 And
15 Feb 2010 22:17:47 23h47m14.07s +44 04' 12.4" 16.5 62.3 And
25 Feb 2010 22:17:47 23h57m40.81s +45 21' 24.3" 16.6 57.7 And
7 Mar 2010 22:17:47 00h08m50.71s +46 47' 30.7" 16.7 53.7 And
17 Mar 2010 22:17:47 00h20m40.22s +48 21' 39.6" 16.8 50.2 Cas
27 Mar 2010 22:17:47 00h33m05.98s +50 02' 58.2" 16.9 47.5 Cas
6 Apr 2010 22:17:47 00h46m06.01s +51 50' 26.4" 16.9 45.5 Cas
16 Apr 2010 22:17:47 00h59m40.24s +53 43' 14.3" 17.0 44.3 Cas