Comets

THE SIXTH SCENES
		Comets & Meteors --Wanderers of Solar System

378 images displayed, Last updated on May 7, 2013

We can hardly recognize the changes of almost all the Celestial objects. However, the comet, appears suddenly and leaves in a short period of time, is one of rare astronomical events that we can never see the same one during our lifetime.

I've collected images of several kinds of comets in this album.

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Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011L4 PanSTARRS)

A comet newly discovered by PanSTARRS 1 telescope in Maui, Hawaii on Jun 6, 2011. The comet is observed as a naked-eye comet about 1st magnitude in spring 2013.

May 4, 2013, 75KB Added on May 7, 2013
May 2, 2013, 74+100KB Added on May 3, 2013
Early morning of Apr 13, 2013, 70+66KB Added on Apr 15, 2013
Early morning of Apr 8, 2013, 67+73KB
Early morning of Apr 4, 2013, 74+65KB
Mar 16, 2013, 58+37+33KB
Mar 15, 2013, 53+56KB
Mar 14, 2013, 53+51KB
Mar 11, 2013, 54+57KB
Mar 10, 2013, 54KB
Aug 19, 2012, 63KB

Comet LINEAR (C/2012K5 LINEAR)

It's a newly discovered comet on May 25, 2012, the comet brightened about 8th magnitude in end of 2012 and beggining of 2013 in northern skies.

Jan 12, 2013, 68KB
Dec 22, 2012, 71KB
Early morning of Dec 9, 2012, 64KB
Early morning of Nov 18, 2012, 55KB

Comet Lemmon (C/2012F6 Lemmon)

It's a newly discovered comet on Mar 23 by Mt. Lemmon Survey. The comet is observed with 9th or 10th magnitude in end of 2012, predicted that the comet will brighten about 3rd magnitude in Apr 2013 at southern hemisphere.

Early morning of Dec 23, 2012, 72KB
Early morning of Dec 9, 2012, 51KB

Comet Hergenrother (168P Hergenrother)

A 6.9 year periodic comet discovered on Dec 5, 1998. The comet has brightened suddenly in Sep 2012, just before its 2nd return, can be observed with 9th magnitude.

Dec 8, 2012, 66KB
Nov 17, 2012, 63KB
Oct 20, 2012, 67KB
Oct 12, 2012, 58KB

Comet Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (45P/ Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova)

This is a comet with period of 5.25 years discovered by 3 seekers including a Japanese in 1948. After passed perihelion in Sep. 2011 of 12th return from its discovery, the comet could be observed in eastern dawn skies with 6 or 7th magnitude in brightness.

Early morning of Oct 4, 2011, 65KB

Comet Garradd (C/2009P1 Garradd)

This is a newly discovered comet on Aug 13, 2009, at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. It's predicted that the comet will be 6th or 7th magnitude in end of 2011.

Spectle of early morning of Jan 29, 2012B

May 12, 2012, 75KB
Mar 24, 2012, 71KB
Feb 18, 2012, 64KB
Early morning of Jan 28, 2012, 60KB
Early morning of Dec 30, 2011, 69KB
Nov 20, 2011, 86KB
Sep 23, 2011, 76KB
Aug 29, 2011, 72+79KB
Aug 10, 2011, 75KB
Aug 5, 2011, 65KB
Jul 5, 2011, 64KB

Comet Hartlay 2 (103P/ Hartlay 2)

It's a comet with period of 6.47 years discovered in 1986. This 4th return has fairly good observating condition, the comet was be a naked-eye comet with 5th magnitude or so in autumn of 2010.

Dec 9, 2010, 51KB
Nov 27, 2010, 69KB
Nov 5, 2010, 60+72+83KB
Oct 10, 2010, 66+56+62KB
Sep 18, 2010, 68KB
Sep 10, 2010, 57KB
Sep 4, 2010, 60KB

Comet Tempel 2 (10P/ Tempel 2)

A short periodic comet of 5.37 years discovered in 1873. This is 26th return after its discovery, observed with 8th magnitude in southeast skies in summer of 2010.

Sep 18, 2010, 51KB
Sep 10, 2010, 56KB
Aug 12, 2010, 51KB
Jul 17, 2010, 50KB

Comet McNaught (C/2009R1 McNaught)

This is a newly discovered comet on Sep 9, 2009 by Mr. R.H. McNaught in Siding Spring observatory, Australia. The comet started to be observed from May 2010 in eastern dusk skies, brightened about 5th magnitude in Jun 2010.

Early morning of Jun 17, 2010, 53KB
Early morning of Jun 12, 2010, 57KB
Early morning of Jun 6, 2010, 57+54KB
Early morning of Jun 1, 2010, 52+51KB
Early morning of May 22, 2010, 57KB
Early morning of May 18, 2010, 43KB
Early morning of May 9, 2010, 46KB

Comet McNaught (C/2009K5 McNaught)

This is a newly discovered comet on May 27, 2009 by Mr. R.H. McNaught in Siding Spring observatory, Australia. The comet started to be observed from Mar 2010 in eastern dusk skies with its brightness of about first magnitude brighter than the prediction, became about 8th magnitude or so in April.

Jun 5, 2010, 51KB
May 21, 2010, 50KB
May 15, 2010, 40KB
May 8, 2010, 46KB
Apr 17, 2010, 79KB
Mar 21, 2010, 53KB
Mar 13, 2010, 62KB

Comet Wild 2 (81P/ Wild 2)

A 6.42 years periodic comet discovered in 1978. This is the 5th return of the comet, could be observed with 9 or 10th magnitude in southern skies before dawn in Jan to Mar 2010.
This comet is also known that a spacecraft of Stardust launched by NASA has visited, and succeeded to return a sample capsule of comet's dust for the first time.

Apr 17, 2010, 59KB
Mar 21, 2010, 59KB
Mar 13, 2010, 54KB
Feb 18, 2010, 55KB
Feb 6, 2010, 63KB
Early morning of Jan 23, 2010, 53KB
Early morning of Jan 17, 2010, 44KB
Early morning of Jan 11, 2010, 48KB

Comet Siding Spring (C/2007Q3 Siding Spring)

Newly discovered comet on Aug 25, 2007 at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. The comet could be observed with 9th or 10th magnitude in brightness in end of 2009 to beginning of 2010.

Mar 21, 2010, 64KB
Mar 13, 2010, 65KB
Feb 18, 2010, 49KB
Feb 6, 2010, 54KB
Early morning of Jan 23, 2010, 48KB
Early morning of Jan 17, 2010, 41KB
Early morning of Jan 11, 2010, 55KB
Early morning of Dec 27, 2009, 50KB
Early morning of Dec 20, 2009, 37KB

Comet Christensen (C/2006W3 Christensen)

It's a newly discovered comet by Catalina Sky Survey on Nov 18, 2006. The comet was observed about 8th magnitude in summer of 2009.

Oct 11, 2009, 56KB
Sep 20, 2009, 59KB
Aug 14, 2009, 60KB
Jan 17, 2009, 43KB
Dec 28, 2008, 49KB
Nov 28, 2008, 47KB
Nov 23, 2008, 54KB

Comet Itagaki (C/2009E1 Itagaki)

This comet was discovered by a Japanese seeker of Mr. Kouichi Itagaki on Mar 14, 2009. In March 2009, the comet can be observed in western dusk skies in March.

Mar 28, 2009, 52KB
Mar 20, 2009, 53KB

Comet Lulin (C/2007N3 Lulin)

A newly discovered comet on July 11, 2007. The comet could be observed with 5th magnitude in Feb 2009.

Apr 17, 2009, 57KB
Mar 28, 2009, 45KB
Mar 20, 2009, 49+71KB
Mar 14, 2009, 52+62KB
Mar 6, 2009, 35+66KB
Feb 21, 2009, 38+84+83KB
Early morning of Feb 7, 2009, 48+62KB
Early morning of Feb 1, 2009, 45+60KB
Early morning of Jan 25, 2009, 40KB
Early morning of Dec 29, 2008, 48KB

Comet Kushida (144P/ Kushida)

It's a 7.6 years periodic comet discovered by a Japanese comet seeker Mr. Yoshio Kushida in 1994.
This is the 3rd return of the comet from its discovery, and became brighter than its prediction, it will be about 8th magnitude in Jan & Feb 2009.

Mar 20, 2009, 57KB
Feb 14, 2009, 45KB
Jan 24, 2009, 49KB
Jan 17, 2009, 51KB

Comet Broughton (C/2006OF2 Broughton)

A newly discovered comet on July 17, 2006. The comet was observed with 10th magnitude in end of 2008 to beginning of 2009.

Jan 17, 2009, 41KB
Dec 28, 2008, 64KB
Nov 28, 2008, 55KB
Nov 23, 2008, 62KB

Comet Boattini (C/2007W1 Boattini)

It's a newly discovered by A. Boattini on Nov 20, 2007. The comet brightened up about 4th magnitude in end of June 2008.

Early morning of Aug 10, 2008, 63KB
Early morning of Aug 3, 2008, 66KB
Early morning of Jul 6, 2008, 60KB
May 3, 2008, 41KB
Apr 28, 2008, 50KB
Apr 4, 2008, 54KB

Comet Chen-Gao (C/2008C1 Chen-Gao)

It's a comet discovered by two Chinese amateur comet-seekers on Feb 1, 2008. The comet can be observed in Apr 2008 with 9th magnitude in maximum.

Apr 5, 2008, 50KB

Comet Wirtanen (46P/ Wirtanen)

It's a 5.4 years periodic comet discovered in 1948. The comet was observed in evening skies from Jan to Mar 2008 under good condition, brightened up to about 8th magnitude.

Apr 5, 2008, 55KB
Mar 8, 2008, 75+59KB
Mar 1, 2008, 41KB
Feb 10, 2008, 54KB
Jan 26, 2008, 51KB
Jan 13, 2008, 53KB
Jan 5, 2008, 65KB

Comet Tuttle (8P/ Tuttle)

It's a 13.6 years periodic comet discovered in 1858. This time is the 11th return and it was observed with about 6th magnitude in brightness in Jan 2008.

Jan 26, 2008, 38KB
Jan 13, 2008, 55KB
Jan 4, 2008, 78KB
Dec 31, 2007, 75+83KB
Dec 14, 2007, 57KB
Dec 1, 2007, 62KB

Comet Holmes (17P/ Holmes)

It's a 6.88 years periodic comet discovered in 1892. On Oct 25, 2007, the comet had an extraordinary big outburst and brightened its magnitude from 17th to 2nd or so, became a naked eye comet suddenly. A round shaped coma was observed in northern autumnal night skies.

Change of comet Holmes

Apr 28, 2008, 79KB
Mar 8, 2008, 68+96KB
Mar 1, 2008, 65+65KB
Feb 10, 2008, 73+71KB
Feb 1, 2008, 72+89KB
Jan 26, 2008, 80+91KB
Jan 13, 2008, 76KB
Jan 5, 2008, 85KB
Dec 31, 2007, 78+90KB
Dec 13 till 15, 2007, 162+80KB
Dec 8, 2007, 69+158KB
Dec 1, 2007, 70+158KB
Early morning of Nov 23, 2007, 66+63+69KB
Nov 16 & 17, 2007, 57+117KB
Nov 14, 2007, 60+76+61KB
Nov 11, 2007, 47+121KB
Nov 7, 2007, 49+118KB
Evening of Nov 3 till early morning of Nov 4, 2007, 53+59+58+47KB
Early morning of Nov 3, 2007, 51+58KB
Oct 31, 2007, 56+36KB
Oct 29, 2007, 40KB
Oct 27, 2007, 37+39+32KB

Comet LONEOS (C/20067F1 LONEOS)

It's a newly discovered comet by Lowell Observatory searching team on Mar 19, 2007. The comet was observed in lower evening sky with a brightness of 6th magnitude in Oct 2007.

Oct 20, 2007, 44KB

Comet LINEAR (C/2006VZ13 LINEAR)

It's a newly discovered comet by LINEAR team on Nov 9, 2006. It was observed with 7th magnitude in maximum in July 2007.

Jul 15, 2007, 47KB
Jun 15, 2007, 78KB

Comet Machholtz 1 (96P/ Machholtz 1)

It's a 5.24 years periodic comet discovered in 1986, this is fourth return since its discovery. The comet grazed the sun in beginning of Apr 2007 and brighten up to about 1st magnitude. And its dimmed figure could be observed in lower dawn sky from end of the month.

May 11, 2007, 62KB
Apr 28, 2007, 63KB

Comet Lovejoy (C/2007E2 Lovejoy)

It's a newly discovered comet with 10th magnitude coma by an Australian observer Mr. Terry Lovejoy on Mar 15, 2007. The comet appeared in lower southeast skies from Apr 2007 at northern hemisphere, and the comet brightened about 8th magnitude in maximum.

May 26, 2007, 51KB
May 11, 2007, 52KB
Apr 28, 2007, 65KB
Early morning of Apr 15, 2007, 49KB

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