Comet 29P ((Schwassmann/Wachmann) - 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 26.625 December 2008 (UT) 41cm (16") @ f5.2 Meade Newtonian STL11000M CCD 2 minute subs - 6 x Lum, 3 x RGB North = up, East = left. FOV = ~15' x 15'.

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

P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P)
Date RA declination r delta mag Elong
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27 Dec 2008 3:58:29 08h11m39.82s +23 14' 34.7" 6.0913 5.1864 15.4 154.9
30 Dec 2008 3:58:29 08h10m19.62s +23 17' 09.4" 6.0921 5.1679 15.4 158.2
2 Jan 2009 3:58:29 08h08m55.88s +23 19' 45.7" 6.0930 5.1521 15.4 161.6
5 Jan 2009 3:58:29 08h07m29.12s +23 22' 21.5" 6.0939 5.1391 15.4 164.9
8 Jan 2009 3:58:29 08h05m59.87s +23 24' 55.1" 6.0947 5.1288 15.4 168.2
11 Jan 2009 3:58:29 08h04m28.65s +23 27' 24.7" 6.0956 5.1213 15.4 171.5
14 Jan 2009 3:58:29 08h02m56.00s +23 29' 48.8" 6.0964 5.1166 15.4 174.6
17 Jan 2009 3:58:29 08h01m22.44s +23 32' 05.8" 6.0973 5.1148 15.4 176.8
20 Jan 2009 3:58:29 07h59m48.54s +23 34' 14.3" 6.0981 5.1159 15.4 176.3
23 Jan 2009 3:58:29 07h58m14.87s +23 36' 13.0" 6.0990 5.1198 15.4 173.6
26 Jan 2009 3:58:29 07h56m42.04s +23 38' 00.5" 6.0998 5.1266 15.4 170.5
29 Jan 2009 3:58:29 07h55m10.63s +23 39' 35.6" 6.1007 5.1363 15.4 167.2
1 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h53m41.22s +23 40' 57.2" 6.1015 5.1488 15.4 163.9
4 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h52m14.37s +23 42' 04.4" 6.1023 5.1640 15.4 160.6
7 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h50m50.58s +23 42' 56.8" 6.1032 5.1819 15.4 157.2
10 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h49m30.31s +23 43' 33.7" 6.1040 5.2023 15.4 153.9
13 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h48m14.00s +23 43' 55.0" 6.1049 5.2253 15.4 150.6
16 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h47m02.03s +23 44' 00.4" 6.1057 5.2507 15.5 147.3
19 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h45m54.80s +23 43' 49.9" 6.1065 5.2785 15.5 144.1
22 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h44m52.66s +23 43' 23.3" 6.1074 5.3085 15.5 140.8
25 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h43m55.95s +23 42' 40.5" 6.1082 5.3407 15.5 137.6
28 Feb 2009 3:58:29 07h43m04.94s +23 41' 41.7" 6.1090 5.3748 15.5 134.4
3 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h42m19.88s +23 40' 27.0" 6.1098 5.4109 15.5 131.2
6 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h41m40.95s +23 38' 56.6" 6.1107 5.4487 15.5 128.1
9 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h41m08.28s +23 37' 10.9" 6.1115 5.4881 15.6 125.0
12 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h40m41.96s +23 35' 10.3" 6.1123 5.5290 15.6 121.9
15 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h40m22.03s +23 32' 55.2" 6.1131 5.5712 15.6 118.8
18 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h40m08.54s +23 30' 26.0" 6.1140 5.6147 15.6 115.8
21 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h40m01.52s +23 27' 42.8" 6.1148 5.6594 15.6 112.8
24 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h40m00.99s +23 24' 45.9" 6.1156 5.7050 15.6 109.8
27 Mar 2009 3:58:29 07h40m06.90s +23 21' 35.5" 6.1164 5.7514 15.7 106.9