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My Comet Observations

Comet
Name
Date
Time
Location
Drawings
C/1965 S1 Ikeya-Seki
1965
     
C/1974 V2 Bennett
1974
     
C/1975 V1 West
1975
     
C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp
3/30/97
20:00
Broomfield, CO
C/1996 B2 Hyakutake
3/26/96
21:30
Broomfield, CO
C/2002 T7  
1/17/04
18:39
Pawnee Grasslands
C/2004 F4 Bradfield
4/28/04
4:22
Broomfield, CO
C/2001 Q4 Neat
5/7/04
20:57
Longmont, CO
C/2003 K4  
6/11/04
22:25
Pawnee Grasslands
C/2004 Q2 Macholz
12/3/04
20:45
Pawnee Grasslands
1 9/P Temple
7/3/05
23:45
Mt. Evans, CO
C/2006 A1 Pojmanski
3/1/06
5:10
Broomfield, CO
73P-C Schwassman-Wachmann Frag C
4/20/06
21:08
Pawnee Grasslands
73P-B Schwassman-Wachmann Frag B
4/20/06
21:36
Pawnee Grasslands
73P-G Schwassman-Wachmann Frag G
4/20/06
23:13
Pawnee Grasslands
C/2006 M4 SWAN
9/26/06
5:25
Broomfield, CO
C/2006 T1 Levy
10/11/06
4:52
Broomfield, CO
C/1 P Halley
3/23/86
4:30
Garland, TX
C/2006 P1 McNaught
1/9/07
17:20
Broomfield, CO
C/2007 E2 Lovejoy
4/11/07
4:00
Broomfield, CO
C/2007 F1 Loneos
10/11/07
19:45
Broomfield, CO
17P Holmes
10/25/07
19:10
Broomfield, CO
8P Tuttle
12/26/07
20:12
Broomfield, CO
C/2007 W1 Boattini
5/8/08
22:08
Broomfield, CO
C/2007 G1 Linear
6/29/08
23:08
Pawnee Grasslands
C/2008 J1 Boattini
8/2/08
1:25
Fox Park, WY
C/1973 E1 Kohoutek
12/10/73
21:00
Iowa City, IA
6P d'Arret
10/3/08
22:05
Kenton, OK
C/2006 W3 Christensen
10/3/08
22:36
Kenton, OK
C/2006 OF2 Broughton
10/4/08
00:12
Kenton, OK
C/2008 A1 McNaught
10/17/08
19:40
Broomfield. CO
C/85P Boethin
11/25/08
19:25
Broomfield, CO
C/144P Kushida
1/16/09
18:07
Deer Trail, CO
C/2007 N3 Lulin
2/5/09
5:47
Broomfield, CO
C/2009 R1 McNaught
6/18/10
3:45
Broomfield, CO
103P Hartley
9/30/10
21:42
Coralville, IA
C/2009 P1
Garradd
7/30/11
23:49
Fox Park, WY
C45P Honda...
9/26/11
5:41
Kenton, OK
C/2011 L4 PanSTARRS 4/13,17,19/13
20:00
Broomfield, CO
C/2013 R1 Lovejoy
11/18/2013
4:40
Broomfield, CO
C/2012 S1 ISON
11/18/2013
4:55
Broomfield, CO
C/2014 E2 Jacques
9/16/2014
21:01
Deer Trail, CO  
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy
12/28/14
21:14
Broomfield, CO
8x50 Binocs-Small, dim fuzz ball.
15P Finley
1/15/2015
19:03
Commanche Springs, TX
20" f/5 at 149x
C/2013 US10 Catalina
12/6/2015
5:27
Broomfield, CO 8x50 Binocs-Small, very dim fuzz ball with small, bright core.
252P Linear
4/6/2016
2:16
Coonabarabran, NSW AUS Nice, bright large coma, small bright core, no tail.
46 Wirtanen
12/16/2018
22:30
Broomfield, CO 8x50 Binocs - Large, round, unifornly lit very dim glow.
C/2018 W2 Africano
9/25/2019
22:20
Kenton, OK 22" - small,dim coma with brighter stellar core
C/2020 F3 Neowise
7/7/2020
4:46
Broomfield, CO Larger, bright coma with long, fat tail. 18 degrees above NE horizon. Morning twilight well in hand.
C/2021 A1 Leonard
12/6/2021
5:45
Aurora, CO 8x50 Binos - Bright nucleus. Just to left and below Arcturus. Very faint short tail point at 1 o'clock direction.

 


 

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