Comet C2001 Q4 NEAT -- May 22, 2004
Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) A color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M using an Explore Scientific ED152CF refractor. (November 3, 2013) (182KB)
Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) made its closest approach to earth on February 24, 2009. This is a color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope. This image was taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter.
Comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) was visible in the early morning sky on December 30, 2011. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope. (December 30, 2011) (307KB)
Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) on February 7, 2009. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope. I have a diagram that shows why this comet appears to have two tails. This image was published in the 2010 Vatican Observatory Calendar. This image was featured in a story published by the St. Louis Beacon entitled, "Comet Lulin Makes a Unique Appearance." This image was also published in the photo gallery on the Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird website. The image was used to illustrate a story in Ciência Hoje das Crianças, which is a magazine in Brazil that teaches science to children. The image was used by the Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine.
Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) Image taken before dawn on the morning of January 27, 2009. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope. (January 27, 2009) (165KB) This image was featured in a news story published by MSNBC entitled, "Newfound Comet Lulin to Grace Night Skies." It was also published on the Spaceweather.com website. This image was used in the Google Earth planisphere site, and on the Cosmic Visibility website. This image was also published in the photo gallery for the Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird website. The image was published in a Night Sky Columnist article on SPACE.com.
Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) This image was taken as Comet Lulin appeared low the southeast just before dawn, shortly after the comet emerged from swinging around behind the Sun. The comet was on its way to a close approach with earth on February 24, 2009. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 18, 2009) (125KB)
Comet 17P/Holmes An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (November 25, 2007) (53KB) This image was published on the website for Spaceweather.com.
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 A color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 30, 2006) (60KB)
Comet C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski) A color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. This image was published on the Astronomy Magazine website and featured in the Astronomy Magazine weekly email newsletter. (March 5, 2006) (13KB)
Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope at f3.4. (May 21, 2004) (23KB)
Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) A photograph taken with a Mamiya 645AF using a 45mm lens (May 22, 2004) (28KB)
Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (February 2, 2004) (17KB) This image was published by Astronomy Magazine on their web site.
Comet Hale-Bopp The great comet of 1997. This photograph was taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor at prime focus. (May 4, 1997) (23KB)
Comet Hale-Bopp A photograph taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor at f5.9. (April 8, 1997) (11KB)
Comet Hale-Bopp A photograph taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor at f8. This was one of my first attempts at astrophotography. (April 8, 1997) (17KB)
Comet C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (November 17, 2001) (65KB)
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 13, 2005) (46KB)
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (December 14, 2004) (28KB)
Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (June 30, 2001) (30KB)
Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (July 15, 2001) (28KB)
Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) A composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (June 30, 2001) (54KB)
Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) A CCD image of the comet passing near a triple star. This is a CCD image taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor at f8. (July 2, 2000) (32KB)
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 broke into fragments, and this CCD image shows two of the fragments. This image was taken with an IMG6303E CCD and a Nikon 35mm lens. (April 30, 2006) (171KB)
Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) A composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor. (July 2, 2000) (25KB)
Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) A color CCD image of the comet taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor. (July 2, 2000) (25KB)
Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) A composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor. (July 15, 2000) (58KB)
Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) A color CCD image of the comet taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor. (July 15, 2000) (76KB)
Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) A composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor. (July 21, 2000) (44KB)
Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) A color CCD image of the comet taken with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor. (July 21, 2000) (21KB)
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