Comet 103P/ Hartley 2 (spacebone) Observations in South Bavaria / Germany (10/03 - 10/13/2010) |
The way of Comet
Movement of Comet in the time of 30 minutes
The periodical comet 103P/Hartley2 approached near to earth with an approx. brighness of mag*5,3 at the 10/20/2010 with 0,12 AE (18 Mio Km). Malcolm Hartley (Australia) discovered 1986 this unknown periodical comet. By an orbiting time of 6,27 years around the sun the comet was observed 1991/1997/2004 several times, but didn't reached the magnitude more than 8. In October 2010 a new occasion was given to the astronomers. So I tried to catch this poisson looking space gost on my own. Bad weather conditions in autumn made the observations a little difficult.
'Lucie in the sky with diamonds'
The comet is passing the Persues Double Cluster.
Bayrischzell, Sudlfeld on 9.10.2010, Nikon 300mm f 3,5 on Canon 50D Bel. 120sec ASA 800
Left: 3.10.2010, Nikon 300mm f 3,5 on Canon 50D Bel. 3x90sec ASA 800; Right: Newton 900mm f4.5, Orion Optics, Canon 50D Exp.150sec, ASA 800
The ultimative Space Bone
The EPOXI-Mission. Here you can see this bony friend from a near range of 700 km
By the Deep Impact spacecraft which passed the comet 103P/Hartley 2 at November the 4th.
Zodiakal light, from left up
Some Andromeda M31 images
11.10.2010, Newton 900mm f4.5, Orion Optics, Canon 50D Exp.90sec, ASA 800
Up to mag +3-4 stars are visible nearby cities with the naked eye, in very dark areas the seeing limit can reach up to mag +6-7.*mag = > light magnitude:
The more higher numerical value is given, the more weaker are the objects. E.g. - 4,7 mag, Venus glittering; - 1,0 Sirius, brightest star; +3,5 M31 Andromeda, pale shiny oval)
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