Comet 2007 N3 (Lulin) - 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:	Friday 20.625 February 2009 (UT) 300mm Mamiya lens @ f5.6 Canon DSLR 350D (modified) 13 x 5minute subs FOV = ~6 degrees x 4 degress.
	Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures: NOTES:	Friday 30.625 January 2009 (UT) 41cm (16") @ f5.2 Meade Newtonian Canon DSLR 350D (modified) 13 x 2 minute subs FOV = ~40' x 25'.

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

Lulin (C/2007 N3)
Date RA declination r delta mag Elong
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31 Jan 2009 3:12:26 15h18m35.15s -17 27' 13.3" 1.2515 0.9853 7.4 78.9
1 Feb 2009 3:12:26 15h15m23.14s -17 15' 12.6" 1.2554 0.9541 7.4 80.7
2 Feb 2009 3:12:26 15h11m56.26s -17 02' 01.3" 1.2595 0.9229 7.3 82.5
3 Feb 2009 3:12:26 15h08m13.04s -16 47' 30.4" 1.2638 0.8918 7.3 84.5
4 Feb 2009 3:12:26 15h04m11.85s -16 31' 29.7" 1.2683 0.8608 7.2 86.5
5 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h59m50.72s -16 13' 46.7" 1.2729 0.8300 7.1 88.6
6 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h55m07.61s -15 54' 07.8" 1.2777 0.7994 7.1 90.8
7 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h50m00.16s -15 32' 16.8" 1.2826 0.7690 7.0 93.1
8 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h44m25.79s -15 07' 55.0" 1.2878 0.7389 6.9 95.5
9 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h38m21.56s -14 40' 40.9" 1.2930 0.7093 6.9 98.0
10 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h31m44.28s -14 10' 09.8" 1.2984 0.6801 6.8 100.7
11 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h24m30.40s -13 35' 53.5" 1.3040 0.6515 6.7 103.6
12 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h16m36.06s -12 57' 19.8" 1.3097 0.6236 6.6 106.6
13 Feb 2009 3:12:26 14h07m57.17s -12 13' 53.0" 1.3156 0.5966 6.6 109.9
14 Feb 2009 3:12:26 13h58m29.38s -11 24' 53.8" 1.3216 0.5705 6.5 113.3
15 Feb 2009 3:12:26 13h48m08.34s -10 29' 40.6" 1.3278 0.5455 6.4 117.0
16 Feb 2009 3:12:26 13h36m49.79s -09 27' 31.3" 1.3341 0.5220 6.3 121.0
17 Feb 2009 3:12:26 13h24m29.95s -08 17' 45.9" 1.3405 0.4999 6.3 125.3
18 Feb 2009 3:12:26 13h11m05.90s -06 59' 52.0" 1.3471 0.4797 6.2 129.9
19 Feb 2009 3:12:26 12h56m36.11s -05 33' 30.2" 1.3538 0.4616 6.1 134.8
20 Feb 2009 3:12:26 12h41m01.07s -03 58' 42.6" 1.3606 0.4459 6.1 140.0
21 Feb 2009 3:12:26 12h24m23.93s -02 16' 00.7" 1.3676 0.4328 6.0 145.5
22 Feb 2009 3:12:26 12h06m51.00s -00 26' 32.2" 1.3746 0.4226 6.0 151.2
23 Feb 2009 3:12:26 11h48m32.07s +01 27' 56.1" 1.3818 0.4156 6.0 157.2
24 Feb 2009 3:12:26 11h29m40.24s +03 25' 02.4" 1.3891 0.4119 6.0 163.3
25 Feb 2009 3:12:26 11h10m31.27s +05 22' 01.4" 1.3965 0.4117 6.0 169.4
26 Feb 2009 3:12:26 10h51m22.37s +07 16' 02.5" 1.4041 0.4149 6.1 175.6
27 Feb 2009 3:12:26 10h32m30.79s +09 04' 29.9" 1.4117 0.4215 6.1 178.4
28 Feb 2009 3:12:26 10h14m12.36s +10 45' 19.3" 1.4195 0.4315 6.2 172.6
1 Mar 2009 3:12:26 09h56m40.26s +12 17' 08.2" 1.4273 0.4444 6.3 167.0
2 Mar 2009 3:12:26 09h40m04.37s +13 39' 16.3" 1.4353 0.4602 6.4 161.8