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My Comet Observations
C/1965 S1 Ikeya-Seki C/1974 V2 Bennett C/1975 V1 West C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp Broomfield, CO C/1996 B2 Hyakutake Broomfield, CO C/2002 T7 Pawnee Grasslands C/2004 F4 Bradfield Broomfield, CO C/2001 Q4 Neat Longmont, CO C/2003 K4 Pawnee Grasslands C/2004 Q2 Macholz Pawnee Grasslands 1 9/P Temple Mt. Evans, CO C/2006 A1 Pojmanski Broomfield, CO 73P-C Schwassman-Wachmann Frag C Pawnee Grasslands 73P-B Schwassman-Wachmann Frag B Pawnee Grasslands 73P-G Schwassman-Wachmann Frag G Pawnee Grasslands C/2006 M4 SWAN Broomfield, CO C/2006 T1 Levy Broomfield, CO C/1 P Halley Garland, TX C/2006 P1 McNaught Broomfield, CO C/2007 E2 Lovejoy Broomfield, CO C/2007 F1 Loneos Broomfield, CO 17P Holmes Broomfield, CO 8P Tuttle Broomfield, CO C/2007 W1 Boattini Broomfield, CO C/2007 G1 Linear Pawnee Grasslands C/2008 J1 Boattini Fox Park, WY C/1973 E1 Kohoutek Iowa City, IA 6P d'Arret Kenton, OK C/2006 W3 Christensen Kenton, OK C/2006 OF2 Broughton Kenton, OK C/2008 A1 McNaught Broomfield. CO C/85P Boethin Broomfield, CO C/144P Kushida Deer Trail, CO C/2007 N3 Lulin Broomfield, CO C/2009 R1 McNaught Broomfield, CO 103P Hartley Coralville, IA C45P Honda... Kenton, OK C/2011 L4 PanSTARRS 4/13,17,19/13 Broomfield, CO C/2013 R1 Lovejoy Broomfield, CO C/2012 S1 ISON Broomfield, CO C/2014 E2 Jacques Deer Trail, CO C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy Broomfield, CO 15P Finley Commanche Springs, TX C/2013 US10 Catalina Broomfield, CO 10x50 Binocs-Small, very dim fuzz ball with small, bright core. 252P Linear Coonabarabran, NSW AUS Nice, bright large coma, small bright core, no tail. 46 Wirtanen Broomfield, CO 10x50 Binocs - Large, round, unifornly lit very dim glow. C/2018 W2 Africano Kenton, OK 22" - small,dim coma with brighter stellar core C/2020 F3 Neowise Broomfield, CO Larger, bright coma with long, fat tail. 18 degrees above NE horizon. Morning twilight well in hand. C/2021 A1 Leonard Aurora, CO 10x50 Binos - Bright nucleus. Just to left and below Arcturus. Very faint short tail point at 1 o'clock direction. C2022 E3 ZTK Broomfield, CO 10x50 Binos - Obvious, large, dim coma with a bit brighter central area. C/2023 H2 Lemmon LTO-Berthoud, CO 18" at 171x - A very faint, bluish colored, tiny, stellar looking comet 12P Pons-Brooks Amarillo, TX 8" at 38x - Core large and bright. Coma large and lopsided to tail side. See faint tail 1/3 FOV long with AV. 13P Oibers Deer Trail, CO In a 10" at 60x. Nice bright core and hint of a fan shaped tail to 8 o'clock direction. C/2023 A3 In 10x50 Binos, could not see it naked eye because sky was too bright from pending sunrise. It had a bright coma and long tail. In nautical twilight, could barely see it with binos at 7:01 AM
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