Comet McNaught (C/2008A1) - PHOTOS AND OBSERVATIONS

Possum Observatory - John Drummond, New Zealand

The following are images I took of it with a 16" (41cm) Newtonian

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	Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures: NOTES:	Wednesday 01.31-39 October 2008 (UT) 20cm (8") @ f4.6 Meade Newtonian Modified Canon 350D 34 x 2.5minute @ 800 ISO North = up, East = left. FOV = ~90' x 60'. Mag ~7.5
	Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures: NOTES:	Sunday 28.33-35 September 2008 (UT) 41cm (16") @ f5.2 Meade Newtonian Modified Canon 350D 20 x 1 minute @ 800 ISO North = down, East = right. FOV = 35' x 25'. Mag ~7.5

EPHEMERIDES - for NZDT (12 hours ahead of UT) from GUIDE 8.0 software...

McNaught (C/2008 A1)
Date RA declination mag Elong
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29 Sep 2008 20:06:49 15h12m25.04s -26 21' 54.8" 7.6 47.0 Lib
2 Oct 2008 20:06:49 15h24m12.21s -24 10' 03.5" 7.7 45.7 Lib
5 Oct 2008 20:06:49 15h35m10.53s -22 00' 52.7" 7.8 44.5 Lib
8 Oct 2008 20:06:49 15h45m25.44s -19 54' 55.7" 7.8 43.4 Lib
11 Oct 2008 20:06:49 15h55m02.04s -17 52' 33.9" 7.9 42.2 Lib
14 Oct 2008 20:06:49 16h04m04.97s -15 53' 59.0" 8.0 41.2 Sco
17 Oct 2008 20:06:49 16h12m38.47s -13 59' 15.3" 8.1 40.2 Sco
20 Oct 2008 20:06:49 16h20m46.40s -12 08' 20.8" 8.2 39.2 Sco
23 Oct 2008 20:06:49 16h28m32.20s -10 21' 09.2" 8.3 38.4 Oph
26 Oct 2008 20:06:49 16h35m58.89s -08 37' 30.1" 8.4 37.6 Oph
29 Oct 2008 20:06:49 16h43m09.09s -06 57' 11.1" 8.5 37.0 Oph
1 Nov 2008 20:06:49 16h50m05.07s -05 19' 57.7" 8.6 36.4 Oph
4 Nov 2008 20:06:49 16h56m48.83s -03 45' 35.2" 8.8 35.9 Oph
7 Nov 2008 20:06:49 17h03m22.12s -02 13' 48.3" 8.9 35.6 Oph
10 Nov 2008 20:06:49 17h09m46.46s -00 44' 22.3" 9.0 35.3 Oph
13 Nov 2008 20:06:49 17h16m03.24s +00 42' 57.4" 9.1 35.2 Oph
16 Nov 2008 20:06:49 17h22m13.69s +02 08' 24.8" 9.2 35.2 Oph
19 Nov 2008 20:06:49 17h28m18.95s +03 32' 13.7" 9.4 35.3 Oph
22 Nov 2008 20:06:49 17h34m19.96s +04 54' 37.5" 9.5 35.5 Oph
25 Nov 2008 20:06:49 17h40m17.55s +06 15' 49.5" 9.6 35.8 Oph
28 Nov 2008 20:06:49 17h46m12.35s +07 36' 01.6" 9.7 36.2 Oph
1 Dec 2008 20:06:49 17h52m04.95s +08 55' 25.0" 9.9 36.7 Oph
4 Dec 2008 20:06:49 17h57m55.80s +10 14' 09.7" 10.0 37.3 Oph
7 Dec 2008 20:06:49 18h03m45.33s +11 32' 24.7" 10.1 37.9 Oph
10 Dec 2008 20:06:49 18h09m33.90s +12 50' 17.8" 10.2 38.6 Oph
13 Dec 2008 20:06:49 18h15m21.87s +14 07' 56.0" 10.3 39.4 Oph
16 Dec 2008 20:06:49 18h21m09.60s +15 25' 25.7" 10.4 40.3 Her
19 Dec 2008 20:06:49 18h26m57.41s +16 42' 52.9" 10.5 41.2 Her
22 Dec 2008 20:06:49 18h32m45.53s +18 00' 23.4" 10.6 42.1 Her
25 Dec 2008 20:06:49 18h38m34.15s +19 18' 01.9" 10.7 43.0 Her
28 Dec 2008 20:06:49 18h44m23.38s +20 35' 52.2" 10.8 44.0 Her